2023 Puerta del Mar 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.
Like a waft of beautiful incense. Savory and spicy aromatic profile with notes of wild strawberry, raspberry, black cherry, pipe tobacco and green peppercorn. Resinous and salty. Well hydrated red fruit that swirls around a core of gentle green stem notes. Perfumed Juniper and black tea. Porcini mushrooms. Floral and vinous. Delicate and heady aromas followed by a supple texture and bright red energy. Green to red to black. Cedar and Kefir lime leaf. Chalky and vinous finish that beautifully frames the succulent and savory fruit and then lingers on and on.
Matt Dees, Winemaker
Matt Dees, Winemaker
Varietal:
Pinot Noir
Vineyard:
Puerta del Mar Vineyard
Ageing:
11 months in used French oak barrels.
Alcohol:
13
Case Production:
97
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