2012 Trinafour "Niemi Vineyard" Mendocino County Carignane & William Knuttel "D.Rafanelli Vineyard - Rex & Amarica Blocks" Dry Creek Valley Pettie Sirah Horizontal
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Bid on this 5-bottle tasting lot; including 2-bottles of 2012 Trinafour "Niemi Vineyard" Mendocino County Carignane and 3-bottles of 2012 William Knuttel "D.Rafanelli Vineyard - Rex & Amarica Blocks" Dry Creek Valley Pettie Sirah.
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2012 William Knuttel "D.Rafanelli Vineyard - Rex & Amarica Blocks" Dry Creek Valley Pettie Sirah
Quantity: 3
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Provenance: Purchased from reputable sources and stored in a professional storage facility by a Southern CA collector. Removed from the facility by K&L.
Condition: Excellent
Sourced from D. Rafanelli Vineyard in Dry Creek Valley, this William Knuttel bottling highlights Petite Sirah from the named Rex and Amarica blocks. Knuttel’s small-lot Sonoma projects often focus on specific vineyard sources, and Rafanelli is one of Dry Creek’s long-established family estates.
Professional Reviews
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Wine Enthusiast
“Leathery, savory and herbal, this block designate from the heart of the appellation is impressively complex, structured and dusty on the palate. Black pepper, blueberry and gamy meat combine around significant tannin and lasting oak. (VB)” (11/2020)
Product Details
Quantity: 3
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Provenance: Purchased from reputable sources and stored in a professional storage facility by a Southern CA collector. Removed from the facility by K&L.
Condition: Excellent
2012 Trinafour "Niemi Vineyard" Mendocino County Carignane
Quantity: 2
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Provenance: ---------------------------
Label Condition: One bottle lightly scuffed label
A vineyard-designated Carignane from Niemi Vineyard in Mendocino County, bottled under the Trinafour label. Carignane has a long history in California’s North Coast, where older plantings often survived as blending material before small-production bottlings like this brought the grape into focus.
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Vinous
“Bright violet color. A wild, heady bouquet evokes candied red fruits and lavender, with a hint of cracked pepper adding vibrancy. Silky and sweet on the palate, offering intense raspberry and boysenberry flavors underscored by a spicy nuance. A bitter cherry note adds bite to the lively finish, which shows strong tenacity and just a hint of tannins. This wine strikes me as what might happen if pinot noir and syrah met up some night and got busy. (ST)” (05/2014)
Product Details
Quantity: 2
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Provenance: ---------------------------
Label Condition: One bottle lightly scuffed label
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