Tasting Notes: Nose: Pomegranate, blood, fresh thyme, iron, bing cherry tart, candied watermelon, sweet spice, orange peel. Palate Impression: Rhubarb tart, taut red cherry, raspberry pie, black tea, blood, plum jam. Bright and deep. Piercing. Fine. -A.A.
99 cases produced. A Pinot Noir with great aging potential. Drink now through 2040 or beyond.
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.
Alcohol: 14.0%
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Winemaker: Lane Tanner
100% Pinot Noir
Sanford & Benedict Vineyard (100%)
Sta Rita Hills AVA
Santa Barbara County
Clone: 2A
Harvest: September 17, 2019
Sugar at harvest: 22.5 brix
Open Top Fermentation
No Stem Inclusion
Punched Down By Hand
100% Malolactic Fermentation
25% New / 75% Neutral Hungarian Oak
Unfined and Loosely Filtered
Bottled: August 6, 2020
Alcohol: 14.0%
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