The Brick House "Select" bottling represents all of the estate's various clones and blocks from the first picks. It takes a tight rein to ride a headstrong young horse that loves to run. So it was with guiding Brick House Pinot Noir fermentations in 2021. All the sunshine and the warmth of the vintage packed every grape with more than enough of what it takes to make great wine. Thus, an exercise in restraint: picking early to preserve acidity, gentle pump overs instead of rigorous punch downs and then a careful selection of barrels to achieve a "Select" bottling of near perfect balance. Dark, brooding color, strawberry and crushed cranberry notes all with alcohol under 12.5%. We're sure you'll enjoy the ride!
JEB DUNNUCK 94 POINTS - "The 2023 Pinot Noir Select offers spiced notes of cinnamon, ripe berries, black raspberries, wild herbs, and violets. Medium-bodied, it offers peppery spice through the palate, with chalky tannins, and a light touch of cleansing astringency. I enjoy its somewhat more rustic texture, and it will continue to improve over the next several years. Drink 2026-2040."
WINE SPECTATOR 93 POINTS - "Graceful and fragrant, this elegantly structured red offers vibrant cherry and strawberry flavors laced with orange peel, fresh violet and dusky spice flavors while gliding toward fine-grained tannins. Drink now through 2033."
JEB DUNNUCK 94 POINTS - "The 2023 Pinot Noir Select offers spiced notes of cinnamon, ripe berries, black raspberries, wild herbs, and violets. Medium-bodied, it offers peppery spice through the palate, with chalky tannins, and a light touch of cleansing astringency. I enjoy its somewhat more rustic texture, and it will continue to improve over the next several years. Drink 2026-2040."
WINE SPECTATOR 93 POINTS - "Graceful and fragrant, this elegantly structured red offers vibrant cherry and strawberry flavors laced with orange peel, fresh violet and dusky spice flavors while gliding toward fine-grained tannins. Drink now through 2033."
