Anyone had the 2012 Archery Summit Premier Cuvée? Thanks.
Yes, are you looking for some specific info?
Just whether or not it was a strong vintage for the wine and if you enjoyed it.
If you enjoy Archery Summit’s profile generally, you will enjoy the wine. '12 is similar to '09, but not quite as ripe, and I think the new winemaker is eliminating the reduction issues that some of the wines had in the previous vintages. If '06 was jammy, '09 was juicy, and '12 is fruity. Still some nice structure, and a bigger wine (as ASW’s house style is). Definitely more dark fruit/juice flavors than '11 or '10, which I feel were bright fruit and clean earth. I haven’t been very high on the wines the past few years (as they generally need a bunch of time in the bottle to really blossom, and the previously mentioned reduction issues), but the '12s are showing very nicely and I have enjoyed all of them.
(Full Disclosure: My wife is the wine club manager at Archery Summit)
Isn’t Archery Summit affiliated with Pine Ridge somehow?
Thanks, John.
Yes, Pine Ridge and Archery Summit were both founded by Gary Andrus, and are both currently owned by the Crimson Wine Group, which also owns Seghesio, Chamisal Vineyards, and Double Canyon (in WA).
Ah, I thought so!
I’ve got some Pine Ridge Andrus Reserve in the cellar…they don’t make it any more, sadly.
Do you know who is the winemaker at Archery Summit?
At Pine Ridge it is Michael Beaulac - he took over the reins from Stacy Clark in 2009 - and he seems to be doing a great job.
The new winemaker at Archery Summit is Chris Mazepink, formerly of Benton-Lane, Shea, and Lemelson. He took over last year, so he put the '12 blends together and managed the cellar work of those, and '13 is his first full vintage.