WINEMAKER'S NOTES:
The Estate wines are made to be fresh and drink earlier than the vineyard designate wines. The Estate parcel for Pinot Noir is at the northern most spot in the vineyard and is planted to the Rochioli clone.
TASTING NOTES:
Moving to the reds, the 2022 Pinot Noir The Estate Vineyard comes from a selection from the entire ranch focusing only on the Rochioli clone. It was entirely de-stemmed (as are all these Pinot Noirs) and saw 25% new French oak, with the rest in one-year-old François Frères barrels. In the glass, it pours a ruby color, and it’s ripe and charming, with classic notes of cola, baked cherries, clove, and toasted cedar. It offers good freshness on the palate and has a light gamey note, but it has good, ripe concentration of fruit that’s persistent through the finish, with a supple mouthfeel and a ripe sensibility.
- Jeb Dunnuck, 90 pts.
The 2022 Pinot Noir The Estate Vineyards is bright, precise and wonderfully energetic. Crushed flowers, white pepper, red-toned fruit and a kick of orange peel acidity lend nuance. In 2022, the Estate is wonderfully translucent and refined.
- Vinous, 90 pts.
