2019 Pinot Noir, La Encantada Vineyard
Sta. Rita Hills
"I love the 2019 Pinot Noir La Encantada Vineyard. This beauty, which includes a touch of stems, offers a juicy, up-front, complex bouquet of raspberries, candied cherries, decayed flowers, forest floor, and hints of marine-like brine. It’s balanced and has a great mid-palate, medium body, and a terrific finish." JebDunnuck.com, 95 Points
"The 2019 Pinot Noir La Encantada Vineyard is a powerful, tight wine that is going to need a few years to come together, but I imagine it will always be pretty imposing. Bracing mineral, stony underpinnings lend quite a bit of energy to a Pinot that marries intensity with a degree of transparency that is beguiling. Dried herbs, leather, tobacco and menthol linger on the potent, savory finish." Vinous, 94 Points
"Heady and dark when first poured, with black cherry and cola scents, this is pinot in an extracted mode, with impressive concentration and exotic spices. It’s got the intensity to pour with a lean skirt steak. —P.J.C. (274 cases)" Wine & Spirits, 91 Points
