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2012 Coelho Winery Atracao Pinot Noir Willamette Valley 750 ml

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A Pinot Noir Celebration in Amity Hills

The night before the opening ceremonies of Oregon’s 2013 International Pinot Noir Celebration, the mood was celebratory. On the eve of the release of what some critics would call “Oregon’s first 100-point vintage,” growers were beaming, already tallying profits to be reaped at their 2012 Pinot Noir release parties.

As we cellar-hopped on the days after the festival, working every angle to pry out small allocations of these impossibly rich and juicy 2012s, we were once again reminded why Robert Parker, Stephen Tanzer, and Wine Spectator have long contended that Oregon is America’s best answer to Burgundy’s Côte de Nuits.

On David and Deolinda Coelho’s 40-acre oasis in the Amity Hills, bud-break came late, in the last week of April. An unusually dry spring was followed by a warm June and July. Both the Pommard and Dijon Clone 777 clusters were tight-fisted, strewn with tiny berries of high skin-to-juice content. While sunshine bathed the Coelhos’ vines all summer long, there were no significant heat spikes, allowing the small berries to reach extraordinary physiological maturity while still retaining sufficient acidity to keep the tremendous opulence of 2012 in perfect check.

Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar, the Burgundy collector’s Bible, called 2012 “the vintage of lifetime.” Wine Spectator mimicked Tanzer’s enthusiasm. As to Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate would post a whopping 97 reviews with ratings of 92-96 points, just one of which would be offered for less than $20 per bottle — David and Deolinda Coelho’s stunning Pinot Noir “Atração.”

The 2012 Coelho Pinot Noir “Atração” is dark ruby to the rim. Dense and compact on the nose, at first quite restrained, before revealing mouthwatering aromas of black raspberry, violets, and sweet spice. Rich and tightly wound on entry, filled with a muscular core of crushed black and red fruits, finishing with fine, dusty tannins and plenty of acid backbone. Parker suggests that the drop-dead bargain of the vintage will hit its peak sometime in 2023. We concur.

92 points from The Wine Advocate. $30/bottle on release. $19 this morning. Just 480 bottles are up for grabs. Sorry in advance.