- Practicing Organic
- 100% Pinot Noir
- La Côte Vineyard (Sta. Rita Hills AVA)
- Southeast exposure Monterey Shale, Diatomaceous earth, alluvium soils
- Native yeast fermentation
- Whole cluster ferment in open concrete tanks
- 12 months in 40% new Ermitage French oak
- 13.8% ABV
- 4,452 bottles produced
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2022
Country:
United States
Region:
California
Appellation:
Santa Rita Hills
Variety:
Pinot Noir
Color:
Red
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | US-DLC-42-22 | 6/750ml |
Press & Reviews
Vinous
Score
94+
Date
2024-08-15
"The 2022 Pinot Noir La Côte is the most intensely savory and mineral of the Pinots here. In that sense, it offers an extremely vivid expression of the rugged, windswept nature of this site on the far western edge of the Sta. Rita Hills. Crushed rocks, dried herbs, lavender, cedar, sweet pipe tobacco and red cherry fruit abound. There is a feeling of youthful austerity to La Côte that will appeal most to readers who enjoy taut, sinewy Pinots."
Wine Spectator
Score
96
Date
2024-05-29
"This sports dark cherry, currant and raspberry fruit flavors that are mulled in feel, but kept taut and lively by a torrent of acidity, while sage, warm earth, white pepper, savory and flint notes bounce around. Overall a bit sauvage in feel, this is a compelling wine, but needs cellaring to tame it and allow it to stretch out. Best from 2026 through 2038. From California.—J.M."