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Handmade wines since 1983.

 

 

 

2009 PINOT NOIR BIEN NACIDO
Santa Maria Valley

Every year I particularly like the wine we make from these old Martini clone pinot noir vines on the eastern side of Q block. We have been purchasing the fruit from these rows since 1991. A wild spicy and animal note peeks up around the flowery rose-petal aromas that are typical from this site. Bien Nacido pinot noir is so exciting because it has real originality.

2009 was a harvest where one had to be quick. Everything looked perfect and the harvest was but a couple of days away when the dreaded dry Santa Ana winds came up and we had to jump into action. We were quick, so it was possible to capture some mineral freshness along with the rich plum fruit that comes with ripeness. This Bien Nacido pinot is easy going, consensual and delicious--nothing wrong with that! (327 cases produced.)