- Practicing Organic
- 100% Pinot Noir
- Fiddlestix Vineyard (Sta. Rita Hills AVA)
- Planted in 1998 across the road from Sanford & Benedict Vineyard
- Well-drained Gazos and Botella clay loam, loaded with chirt and Monterey shale soils
- Justin worked with Fiddlestix in his first two vintages of Tyler – 2005 and 2006
- In 2021, Justin Willett aquired the vineyard as his second estate vineyard in the Sta. Rita
- Native yeast fermentation in open-top oak vats
- 33% whole clusters
- Aged 17 months in French barrique (33% new)
- Unfined and unfiltered
- 13% abv
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2021
Country:
United States
Region:
California
Appellation:
Sta. Rita Hills
Variety:
Pinot Noir
Color:
Red
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | US-TYL-47-21 | 6/750ml |
Resources
Press & Reviews
Vinous
Score
94
Date
2023-07-01
Wine Advocate
Score
96
Date
2023-12-29
"The 2021 Pinot Noir Fiddlestix Vineyard is a new estate wine from Tyler, which purchased the iconic vineyard in the Sta. Rita Hills in 2021. It has deep scents of cranberry sauce and red cherry preserves with accents of bergamot, allspice, autumn leaves and damp earth. The medium-bodied palate is powerful yet seamless, its concentrated, layered fruit framed by velvety tannins, and it has a fan of spicy accents across the long finish. Structurally harmonious, it will mature gracefully in bottle over the next 10-15 years."