Brooks Pinot Noir Janus - 2012 (750ml) Size:750ml 95 points Robert Parker

95 points Robert Parker

Brisk acids drive through a core of dried fruit

First is Castelgiocondo and second is the decidedly more glitzy and glamorous Luce executed in a very oak-forward

The flavors offer excellent balance and complexity and lead to a clean

then passing on to a longer period under oxidative ageing

Brooks Pinot Noir Janus - 2012 (750ml) Size:750ml 95 points Robert ParkerThe 2012 Pinot Noir Janus comes from vines planted in 1973 (Pommard clone) and 1997 2001 (Dijon clone). Winemaker Chris Williams told me that he likes to source fruit from Temperance Hill to lend earthiness to the blend. It has a forward nose with scents of blueberry and black cherry fruit that is nicely defined with light iris and violet scents. The palate is medium bodied with tensile tannin on the entry. Quite citric in style, this is a more