2021 Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir

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Score 92/100 · Drink 2023-2033, Antonio Galloni, Vinous, Nov 2023

The 2021 Pinot Noir (Santa Lucia Highlands) is packed with dark red/purplish fruit, lavender, sage, mint, tobacco and mocha. This potent appellation-level Pinot Noir will surely be a crowd-pleaser, as it offers tons of fruit density and plenty of allure. I would give it a few months in bottle to soften.

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93
93/100

Jeb Dunnuck

92
92/100

Antonio Galloni, Vinous

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93 points
Jeb Dunnuck
Score 93/100 · Drink 2023-2031, Jeb Dunnuck, Sep 2023

Moving to the Pinot Noirs, the base 2021 Pinot Noir Santa Lucia Highlands is smoking good, with a beautiful, Chambolle-like perfume of redcurrants, spring flowers, spice, and hints of tea and forest floor. Medium-bodied, it has a supple, elegant texture, a more focused, savory mouthfeel, fine tannins, and a great finish. It's a classic, balanced, incredibly impressive Pinot Noir to drink over the coming 7-8 years, and I suspect it will evolve even longer.

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Pinot Noir

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Red

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