The Wine Advocate | RP 93
Published: Mar 15, 2022
Drink: 2022-2032

Made with about 12% whole clusters, the 2019 Pinot Noir Bien Nacido Vineyard is ultra perfumed, with scents of graphite-laced black cherries, orange peel, woodsmoke and bergamot. The medium-bodied palate is gently chalky and very fresh, with energetic, earth-laced fruits and a long, uplifted finish.

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Winemaker Notes
Hand-harvested at night and fermented with native yeast and
malolactic fermentation. Aged 16 months in French Oak; 50%
new. This wine was bottled unfined and unfiltered.

Tasting Notes
Classic aromas of black tea, mandarin, and fresh cherries are
layered on top of sage and exotic spices. On the palate, a
concentration of early suave tannins and lots of Bien Nacido
spice. We expect this wine to come into its own sometime in the
next five years and age beautifully through 2030 and beyond.

Vineyard site
ESTATE: BIEN NACIDO VINEYARD
APPELLATION: SANTA MARIA VALLEY
VYD AREA: 600-900 FT. ELEVATION, 16 MILES FROM THE PACIFIC OCEAN
SOILS: ELDER, AND CHAMISE SHALY LOAMS WITH PLEASANTON SANDY LOAM. THE VINEYARD HAS A GREAT DIVERSITY OF SOIL CONTAINING LOAM, SHALES, UPLIFTED MARINE VOLCANICS,
AND LIMESTONE.

Varietal: Pinot Noir 100%
Clone: POMMARD, MT. EDEN, SWAN, CALERA,
Block: BLOCKS 1, G CHICO, AND 40
Vine age: PLANTED IN 1973, 1996, AND 2006
Alcohol: 14%