Tasting Notes

Release Date: Fall 2023

Our Pinots are not only historic—the longest lineage of estate bottled Pinot Noir in North America—but are also incredibly long-lived.  The wines from the 1980s are still going strong.  It is amazing what vine selection, terroir and proper cellaring can do.

Primary aromas of raspberry, mint, forest loam and violet are balanced on the palate with the elements of red fruit, earthy notes, tannin and oak in perfect proportions.

The 2020 is drinking beautifully now, especially with decanting, but it will really start to shine in the next few years and certainly for a couple of decades thereafter.

   

Production

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Tech Notes

Rain Total in 2020: 20.6 inches

Yield: 2 tons per acre

Harvest Dates: August 19th- 25th, hand harvested

Numbers @ Harvest: 23.5° Brix, 3.37 pH, 7.5 grams acidity

Fermentation: 30% Whole Cluster, Native Ferments

Barrel: 100% barrel aged new and one-year-old old French Oak

Aging: 11 months

Bottling: July 2021, no fining or filtration

Alcohol: 14%

Reviews

93 points Wine Spectator  - November 30, 2023

A nice old-school style, with generous chaparral and dried red and black tea notes leading the way, backed by light damson plum and blood orange fruit flavors. Expands steadily in the glass to reveal richer raspberry and mulberry fruit flavors, which have good zip through the structured finish. Best from 2024 through 2034. —J.M.