96 points & '#17 Top 100 Wines of 2022' Jeb Dunnuck: "The 2020 Pinot Noir Sanford & Benedict Vineyard is similarly hued and has a beautiful bouquet of red and black raspberries, spring flowers, scorched earth, and graphite. It's balanced, has perfectly integrated oak, freshness and richness, and a great finish. It's one of the finest Pinot Noirs from this vineyard in 2020. Drink it any time over the coming 10-12 years, and it will keep even longer if you're so inclined. Drink 2022-2034 (Aug 2022)."
Producer notes: "We began working with fruit from the old vines (50 years) at Sanford & Benedict in 2018, paying by the acre for our sections to ensure organic farming. The grapes have that old vine magic, and we decided to make a single vineyard wine from this terrific terroir. The 2020 is a fantastic representation of that site. The wine is cool, sappy, and exuberant, with fresh red fruits, a gloriously pure texture and some real intensity that lingers on the palate. The wine was aged on its lees for 16 months in French oak barrels (25% new) and bottled without fining nor filtration. Extremely Limited. Only 325 cases produced."
Product SKU | 342819 |
Producer | Dragonette |
Country | United States |
Region | California |
SubRegion | Central Coast |
Appellation | Sta. Rita Hills |
Varietal | Pinot Noir |
Vintage | 2020 |
Size | 750ml |
Color | Red |
ABV | 14.5% |
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