90POINTS
16½/20
La Crema Monterey Pinot Noir 2022
Monterey County, Central Coast, California, United StatesLa Crema continues to elevate its Monterey Pinot Noir by doing a diligent job of expressing the character of its AVAs. 2022 has just the right amount of sweet strawberry to counterbalance the red florals and cool, red plum, rhubarb on the mid-palate. It was a wet spring and a regular growing season before a warm fall culminated in slightly lower yields. It aged 8 months in new and used French oak barrels. Ready to drink and an excellent match for a sweet soya poke, salmon steaks, or duck pizza.Tasted: 05 March 2024Tasted by: Anthony GismondiPrices:BC | $32.99 | 750ml | select private retailers |
AB | $28.00 | 750ml | private wine shops |
SK | $35.00 | 750ml | select private retailers |
MB | $35.00 | 750ml | select private retailers |
QC | $30.44 | 750ml | SAQ |
Grape: Pinot NoirCSPC: 826578UPC: 049331010968