2021 Cortada Alta Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
2021 Cortada Alta Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
Aromas of cranberry, cocoa, leather, and toasted spice enliven the bouquet of this wonderfully complex Pinot Noir. On the palate, black raspberry jam, fresh cherries, and soft notes of pepper are highlighted by firm tannins and a subtle herbaceousness. The wine’s rich body is accented by luscious acidity and a long smooth finish.
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92 POINTS - VINOUS
The 2021 Pinot Noir Cortada Alta Vineyard is a rich, potent wine. Strong earthy and savory notes run through a core of dark fruit as this imposing, heady Pinot shows off its personality. Time in the glass helps fill out the wine's fruit more. This rich yet mid-weight Pinot has a ton to offer in an overt style that speaks with authority.
-Antonio Galloni
92 POINTS - Wine Enthusiast
Dark and meaty on the intriguing nose, this bottling offers aromas of damp soil, toasted sage, wild cherry and cherry pit. Baked cherry and berry flavors arise on the powerful palate, which is dusted with oak and nutmeg spice.
-Matt Kettmann
92 POINTS - jamessuckling.com
This is aromatic with cherries, wild strawberry bush, chocolate orange and dried herbs. Medium- to fullbodied, firm and polished with a mellow red fruit character. Silky finish. Drink or hold.
91 POINTS - the wine independent
The 2021 Cortada Alta Vineyard Pinot Noir is pale to medium ruby-purple in color. A little shy to start, it unfurls to offer notes of redcurrants, black cherries, and cranberries plus hints of graphite and lavender. The medium to full-bodied palate is chock full of red and black berry layers with a fine-grained texture, finishing with an earthy lift.
