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Label of 2012 Tensley 'Lea' Pinot Noir

  • 2012 Tensley 'Lea' Pinot Noir

  • Sta Rita Hills, USA
      • Most Recent Global Avg Price (ex-tax)
      • $ 35 / 750ml
      • From March 2023
    • Red - Light and Perfumed

    • Grapes sourced from Mormann Vineyards, Turner Vineyards, and Rio Vista Vineyards.

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Ocean Wine & Spirits Bayview
FL: Fort Lauderdale

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Lea Pinot Noir 750ml
Haskell's International Wine and Spirits
MN: Minneapolis

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Tensley Lea Pinot Noir
Haskell's Port of Excelsior
MN: Excelsior

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Tensley Lea Pinot Noir, USA
Wine Barrel Plus
MI: Livonia

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LEA 2013 PINOT NOIR 750ML SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
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Tensley Wines

Tensley Wines is a California wine producer located in Santa Ynez Valley with a focus on producing single-vineyard Syrah from around Santa Barbara County. The family-owned and operated winery was established in 1998 by winemake...

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Sta Rita Hills
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Joey Tensley

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Red - Light and Perfumed
Style
Red - Light and Perfumed
The style can be enjoyed without food. The wines might also be served cooler than other reds. Beaujolais and Beaujolais Village wines probably typify this style. However, many grape...
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Pinot Noir
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Pinot Noir
The most searched-for Pinot Noir on Wine-Searcher is DRC's Romanée-Conti Grand Cru. Taste profile As a thin-skinned grape variety, Pinot Noir generally has a moderate to high acidity, a low...
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Chicken and Turkey
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Chicken and Turkey
Chicken and turkey on their own are both something of a blank canvas for wine pairing; it is the range of sauces, and the accompaniments served at Christmas and Thanksgiving, that need more...
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2012 vintage
91 / 100
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2012 Vintage Tasted: Sep 2014
2012 Vintage
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All 90 / 100 $ 40 2013 90 / 100 $ 40 2012 91 / 100 – 2010 90 / 100 –
2012 Vintage: California Learn more

Vintage quality: Good

Current condition: Ready to drink, will keep

The 2012 vintage for California was good but rarely great.

The growing season was warm and steady with few hiccups, which ultimately resulted in a huge harvest. The harvest was so large that some producers had difficulty accommodating all the fruit as physical...

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