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Tasting Notes: The only Pinot Noir we produce outside of the Santa Maria Valley, due to the pedigree of this incredible vineyard. We harvested just after a solar eclipse. Cherry cola and boysenberry fruit, tarragon and sandalwood on the nose, followed by undulating flavors of blueberry, rhubarb and cardamom. Lane says, “The clone 2A is a big bruiser and needs to be picked a bit later than many PN clones so you will always see our S & B a bit higher in alcohol than our other wines. This 2017 vintage is everything I expect from S & B. It is not for the faint of heart. For those of you that like a more refined PN, please store this away for 5 to 17 years. For you head bangers out there, drink it now! I would still give it an hour or two to breath but…trust me…it’s a block buster in a bottle!” 90 cases produced. A Pinot Noir with great aging potential. Drink now through 2040 or beyond.
Alcohol: 14.2%
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TASTING NOTES: Produced from our two best barrels of Presqu’ile Vineyard in a truly outstanding vintage. Yields in this vineyard are extremely low. The nose offers aromas of blackberry, cranberry, and cocoa powder. Beautifully balanced on the palate with a silky texture and flavors of raspberry, chocolate, and black pepper – followed by a long and undulating finish. 75 cases produced. A Pinot Noir with great aging potential. Drink now through 2030 or beyond.
Alcohol: 13.9%
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Tasting Notes: Aromas of black raspberry, wet slate and crumpled carnations are lathered in toasty oak on the nose of this wine. The palate is loaded with fresh red-fruit and rose-petal flavors, but there’s a rocky line of minerality and a tannic tension that pumps it to the next level. -M.K. Lane says, “The clone 2A is a big bruiser and needs to be picked a bit later than many PN clones so you will always see our S & B a bit higher in alcohol than our other wines. This 2018 vintage is everything I expect from S & B. It is not for the faint of heart. For those of you that like a more refined PN, please store this away for 5 to 17 years. For you head bangers out there, drink it now! I would still give it an hour or two to breath but…trust me…it’s a block buster in a bottle!” 99 cases produced. A Pinot Noir with great aging potential. Drink now through 2040 or beyond.
Alcohol: 14.2%
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Tasting Notes: Produced from our two best barrels of Sierra Madre Vineyard in a truly outstanding vintage, this single vineyard Pinot Noir exhibits everything that the Santa Maria Valley has to offer. Nose: dark Cherry, wild strawberry, bramble, rhubarb pie, graham cracker pie crust, and sweet cream. Palate: broader than most Lumen Pinots, warm and soft with baking spice and cherry confiture, spicy, star anise, supple tannins and a broad, long finish. 75 cases produced. A Pinot Noir with great aging potential. Drink now through 2048 or beyond.
Alcohol: 12.2%