2018 Au Bon Climat Pinot Noir Knox Alexander

Community Tasting Notes (8) Avg Score: 91.7 points

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  2/14/2024 - GuWin wrote: 93 Points

  Vinklubben Dionysos 2024; 1/1/2024-12/31/2024: Lys, transparent rød. Delikat duft av bringebær, tydelig fatpreg, gode kryddertoner og et hint av urter. Stram i anslaget, behagelig smak av sursøte bær, særlig bringebær, et lett stilkete preg og innslag av urter og pent integrert eik.. Kompleks, rik stil med god, men ikke overtydelig fruktsødme. Lang smakskurve med bringebær på utpust. Veldig god vin som er fin å drikke nå.

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  5/29/2023 - Raizzon Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Garnet in color. Aromas of Baking spice, ripe cherry, and a hit of licorice. The aromas on this come together really nice and I just love smelling this wine. medium body and a medium finish. really enjoyed this wine.

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  5/16/2023 - glassofhans Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Alot more ready than the last time I had it a year ago, but it's still very tight, can develop for another 5 years+ I believe

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  2/16/2023 - forceberry wrote: 92 Points

  Knox Alexander is a blend of the best lots sourced from Le Bon Climat (planted in 1998) and Bien Nacido vineyards (planted in 1994 and 1997). Aged for 22 months in new French oak barrels. 13,5% alcohol, 7,5 g/l acidity and pH 3,45.
  
  Youthful, translucent and quite pale raspberry red color. The nose feels clean, focused and very attractive with layered aromas of juicy, ripe raspberries, some peppery spice, a little bit of perfumed floral character, light meaty tones, sweeter hints of Bing cherries and strawberries and a darker-toned touch of toasty oak spice. The wine feels lively, ripe and somewhat concentrated on the palate with a sleek medium body and intense flavors of juicy black raspberries and ripe black cherries, some angular nuances of stony minerality, a little bit of earthy Pinosity, light woody notes of toasty yet savory oak spice, a hint of fresh dark fruit and a touch of fragrant floral character. The wine is wonderfully high in acidity with surprisingly firm and grainy medium-plus tannins. The finish is juicy yet dry and moderately grippy with a long aftertaste of ripe black raspberries, some Bing cherries, a little bit of wild strawberry, light floral nuances of lilacs and violets, a brooding hint of toasty oak spice and a touch of tart red berries.
  
  A wonderfully fresh and poised Pinot Noir that really managed to surprise me with its 100% new oak élevage - while some oak is apparent here, the emphasis is definitely on the ripe and concentrated yet still very fresh and acid-driven, red-toned fruit. There's lots of focus and depth here already, even if the wine is still very young and brimming with youthful energy. Fortunately the wine doesn't show any candied primary fruit tones, so it is drinking perfectly already now. However, with this much energy, structure and intensity, I'm positive this wine will continue to evolve and improve for years more. Expect the score to go up over the years. Not particularly affordable at $65, but when taking into account the prices at which Burgundy sells for today, this wine does offer value for the money.

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  2/11/2023 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 91 Points

  Coravin. Expressive nose, liquorous black cherries, roses and violets, and a well integrated touch of spicy wood; good volume of fruit and freshness on the palate, firm and quite drying tannic structure, dry finish with good resonance and length and a hint of lowland whisky. At wine bar Oocker, Amsterdam, NL.

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