2018 Mindego Ridge Vineyard Block Reserve Pinot Noir

$78

100% estate grown, single vineyard Pinot Noir from our 8.7 acre home vineyard, 8 miles from the Pacific in the Santa Cruz Mountains. To preserve the beauty and nuance of this ocean-influenced, cool climate mountain vineyard, our Pinot Noir is made in small lots by non-interventionist methods – hand sorting, native yeast fermentation, hand punch downs.

Acclaim For This Bottle

“The 2018 Pinot Noir Block Reserve is a total knock out. Dense, explosive and full of character, the 2018 hits all the right notes. Inky blue/purplish fruit, lavender, licorice, gravel and spice all race out of the glass in this towering, statuesque Pinot Noir. All of the signatures of this site are amplified in a Pinot of breathtaking beauty and world-class pedigree. Wow!” 98 Points -Antonio Galloni, Vinous, Sept 2020

50% whole cluster completed native ML fermentation 1/29
Clone type: 943
Barrel Regimen: French Oak, François Frères, 25% new
Barrel Aging: 11 months
Finished Alcohol: 13.7%
Chemistry at Harvest: 23.8 Brix
3.58 pH
6.6 g/L titratable acidity
Bottled: August 2019

Total Cases 92