Santa Rita Hills, Santa Ynez Valley, Santa Barbara County, Central Coast, California, United StatesThis bold, ripe pinot embodies the warmth of Sta. Rita Hills in Santa Barbara. It's not shy on dark berry fruit, with cola, rhubarb, and sweet spices. It's drinking well now with a nice combination of fresh fruit and tertiary complexity coming from bottle age at five years. Medium-full bodied, it's dense and concentrated with impressively supple tannins. If you like pinot that's at the riper end of the spectrum, but without being over the top or just a fruit bomb, this is a winner.Tasted: 03 April 2021Tasted by: Prices:
BC
$43.99
750ml
BCLS
AB
$37.50
750ml
private wine shops
US
$49.00
750ml
srp
Producer: Brewer-CliftonDistributors: Summit Fine Wines Grape: Pinot NoirCSPC: 256622UPC: 748252065797
Santa Rita Hills, Santa Ynez Valley, Santa Barbara County, Central Coast, California, United StatesThe style is in-your-face pinot with full-on fruit aromas and flavours. It may be intense from a European standpoint, but it is restrained by New World standards. The nose is a dusty mix of sandalwood, brown spices, and tea leaf undercut by an earthy/forest floor, raspberries and pomegranate. The fruit rests in all neutral barrels; stems are an essential part of the structure and earthy characters of the Sta. Rita Hills fruit. Warm, mouth-filling and ready for rich duck or pork dishes. Drink o hold through 2023. The Brewer-Clifton pinot is an assembly of three Sta. Rita Hills AVA sites: 3D (Swan, Pommard and 667 clones), Machado, and Hapgood (Merry Edwards clone).Tasted: 24 June 2019Tasted by: Prices:
BC
$43.99
750ml
BCLS
AB
$37.50
750ml
private wine shops
US
$49.00
750ml
srp
Producer: Brewer-CliftonDistributors: Summit Fine Wines Grape: Pinot NoirCSPC: 256622UPC: 748252065797
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