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Racines Santa Rita Hills - La Rinconada Pinot Noir 2018

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Red Red

2018 2018

USA USA

Santa Rita Hills Santa Rita Hills

Pinot Noir Pinot Noir

Organic Organic

6 to 8 years
8 to 15 years
15 years and more

Tasting Notes & Ratings

Grape

100% Pinot Noir

Tasting notes

"Pinot Noir at La Rinconada Vineyard tends to exude a burly and structured style, as is the case with the 2018 Racines bottling. Sourced from a plot just feet away from that which supplies Tyler, a savoury and soft nose introduces a weighty, wide and tannic showing that is built to last." Decanter

From the upper plantings at the La Rinconada Vineyard, neighboring the famous Sanford & Benedict Vineyard, consisting of deep, dark, rocky soils. This is a selection of Mt. Eden cuttings that Richard Sanford brought down from Northern California years ago.

In the cellar, two thirds whole cluster is retained and fermented with a combination of foulage and pigeage before being put to 228L barriques, with thirty percent new barrels, for 19 months before bottling. Fermented using all native yeasts. Aging: 19 months in French, oak barrels (30% new).

Expert Ratings

Vinous 92 points

Decanter 96 points