The Data

Country   USA

Appellation   Sonoma Coast

Varietal   Pinot Noir

Retail Price   $95

ABV   14.75%

Score   4.5 Stars/96 points

In the Glass

Brilliant, medium ruby color.

The aromatics are very intense offering scents of red cherry and five spice with supporting notes of dried herbs, raspberry, wild berries, and black tea.

The palate confirms the nose delivering a red and black fruits-driven core with flavors of black cherry, red currant, mineral, and subtle hints of tapenade. The finish is long and lingering with silky tannins.

Medium to full-bodied and perfectly balanced with a opulent texture.

Cool Factor

BevX readers already know that Tounge Dancer Wines are always cool and now they share their rarest, single-barrel Pinot Noir called Ultra. It's very cool.

Value Grade

Value cannot be calculated with our usual formula. This is Tongue Dancer Wine's most expensive and most exclusive wine and will be gobbled up before a purchase could be made.

Analysis

Ladies and gents allow me to introduce Ultra Pinot Noir (we featured the amazing Ultra Chardonnay a few weeks ago). Tongue Dancer Wine's latest and here-to-date greatest tier showcasing the best single-barrel of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from a vintage. The packaging is also unique featuring a pair of artful images that appear to be gazing at each other. The fruit was sourced from the Terra de Promissio Vineyard – a family owned and operated vineyard that grows fantastic Pinot Noir. The vineyard is located in the Sonoma Coast AVA, outside Petaluma, California in Sonoma County. Like their Ultra Chardonnay, we don't expect this wine to be consistently sourced year from year. We do know that there will not be an Ultra Pinot from 2020 but the Tongue Dancer team lays 50/50 odds on their 2021 Ultra Pinot being sourced from this same vineyard.

How to Enjoy

Like all of Tongue Dancer's Pinots, this wine needs nothing but a glass but it really loves grilled meats. Be sure to decant this ultra wine to get the full aromatic and flavor experience.