93 pts – Wine Advocate
The 2012 Pinot Noir Koplen Vineyard has an edgy, vibrant feel with its plum and sweet black cherry fruits, charred spices and licorice giving way to hints of spring flowers and mint. Layered, beautifully pure and defined, with bight, yet integrated acidity, it needs another year in the cellar, and will impress through 2020.- Jeb Dunnuck (10/2014)
89 pts – Wine Spectator
The tannins hold a tight grip on this gravel-laced mix of ripe plum and raspberry flavors, veering toward the dry side, with enough fruit vitality to merit attention and short-term cellar time. Drink now through 2022. Tasted twice, with consistent notes. 1,033 cases made. — JL (09/2014)
91 pts – Vinous
Sweet tobacco, mint, crushed flowers and red cherries are all laced together in the 2012 Pinot Noir Koplen Vineyard. The inclusion of 20% whole clusters give the wine an attractive sense of brightness that is felt in both the expressive aromatics and saline notes that underpin the fruit. I would prefer to drink this soft, mid-weight wine over the next handful of years.- Antonio Galloni (01/2015)
