2023 Radian Vineyard Pinot Noir
The vineyard-designated wines represent the distinct voices of Radian, Bentrock, and Puerta del Mar. They are singular, incredibly specific, focused expressions of each parcel of land. They express the very essence and nature of where the grapes are grown at our estate only a few miles from the cold Pacific Ocean. Bentrock is our vineyard of long, rolling hills and parcels that are protected from the rough maritime winds. Soils are poor and the temperature changes quickly from cold to warm. The wines are complex and opulent. Radian is our breathtaking high-altitude vineyard where whipping winds and diatomaceous earth-based soils predominate. The yields are tiny offering intensely concentrated and laser-focused wines. Puerta del Mar is the home of our winery and the westernmost point of our estate. A wild and windy vineyard that offers us wines with complexity and charm. These are ultimate wines of terroir.
As always, this vineyard creates wines that are aromatic showstoppers. This wine is effusive with leather, black cherry, cured meat and fresh shaved black truffle. White pepper, olive tapenade and clove. Profound wine with tapestry of black fruit that surrounds the authentic and consistent dusting of Radian DE tannins. Ultrafine and dusty, these tannins linger and create a wonderful savory effect. Chicory and cured meat. Rose petal, blackberry and violets. As with the other finest vintages from this hallowed site, I could smell this wine all day. It shifts and changes color in the glass and reveals an ever-expanding panoply of exotic and mouthwatering nuances.
Matt Dees, Winemaker
Matt Dees, Winemaker
Varietal:
Pinot Noir
Vineyard:
Radian Vineyard
Ageing:
90% neutral French oak barrels and 10% new French oak barrels for 12 months. Bottled early to capture energy.
Alcohol:
14.1
Case Production:
563
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