2020 was a great year for Pinot Noir in the Santa Rita Hills, giving a long, cool growing season, with no weather-related curveballs. The resulting wine is focused and concentrated, with classic Donnachadh flavors of tart black cherries and raspberries, with red berries, dried herbs and Earl Grey on the nose. The wine is a blend of Pommard, Calera, 667 and 115 clones, with about 15% whole cluster. It spent 14 months in French oak, with about 25% new.
ROBERT PARKER'S WINE ADVOCATE 96 POINTS - "The 2020 Pinot Noir Estate is concentrated and structured and will benefit from more bottle time. Medium ruby, it has intense aromas of dried cranberry, burnt orange peel, cinnamon stick, aniseed, tar and chaparral. The medium-bodied palate is chalky and fresh with crunchy red fruits and loads of botanical and earthy accents, and it finishes with a touch of sweet spice across the finish."
JEB DUNNUCK 94 POINTS - "The 2020 Pinot Noir Estate comes from the estate vineyard in the Sta. Rita Hills and was brought up in 25% new French oak. It has a vivid ruby/plum hue to go with a classic bouquet of ripe raspberries, spicy herbs, scorched earth, and obvious minerality, which is more apparent on the palate. Medium-bodied, pure, and precise, it has plenty of tannins, integrated acidity, and a great finish. It's a brilliant bottle of wine, but it needs 2-3 years of bottle age."
ROBERT PARKER'S WINE ADVOCATE 96 POINTS - "The 2020 Pinot Noir Estate is concentrated and structured and will benefit from more bottle time. Medium ruby, it has intense aromas of dried cranberry, burnt orange peel, cinnamon stick, aniseed, tar and chaparral. The medium-bodied palate is chalky and fresh with crunchy red fruits and loads of botanical and earthy accents, and it finishes with a touch of sweet spice across the finish."
JEB DUNNUCK 94 POINTS - "The 2020 Pinot Noir Estate comes from the estate vineyard in the Sta. Rita Hills and was brought up in 25% new French oak. It has a vivid ruby/plum hue to go with a classic bouquet of ripe raspberries, spicy herbs, scorched earth, and obvious minerality, which is more apparent on the palate. Medium-bodied, pure, and precise, it has plenty of tannins, integrated acidity, and a great finish. It's a brilliant bottle of wine, but it needs 2-3 years of bottle age."
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