2014 STA. RITA HILLS PINOT NOIR
WINE DETAILS
| retail price: | $38.00 |
| club price: | $30.00 |
| available: | Limited |
| cases: | 194 |
| formats: | 750mL |
| released: | Nov 1, 2017 |
| date profiled: | Mar 13, 2018 |
| region: | Central Coast |
| AVA: | Sta. Rita Hills |
| vineyards: | La Encantada, Bentrock, R ... La Encantada, Bentrock, Rancho La Vina |
| estate fruit: | No |
| single vineyard: | No |
| brix at harvest: | Blended |
| alcohol: | 14.5% |
| fined: | No |
| filtered: | No |
| oak type: | 20% French |80% Neutra ... 20% French |80% Neutral |
| oak barrels: | 20% New |
| oak aging: | 32 Months |
| varietal | % | AVA | clone |
|---|---|---|---|
| pinot noir | 53% | Sta. Rita Hills | |
| pinot noir | 25% | Sta. Rita Hills | |
| pinot noir | 22% | Sta. Rita Hills |
| ships to: CA IL |
Winemaker Phil Kaplan Notes
This blend was selected by my wife Collette and confirmed in a blind trial with a group of friends as the hands-down favorite. It combines a brooding, black and dense notes from the Rancho La Vina lot, with the barn yard, earthy notes of the 667 clone from Bentrock and a core of elegant red berry fruit from La Encantada. We tried this out at one of our favorite restaurants, decanted the wine for one half hour and it was a beauty, smooth, rich flavors that paired with the main dishes that ranged from risotto to lamb chops to filets. Shout out to First & Oak restaurant in Solvang where this party happened.
PH | 949.633.2570
