2021 Mindego Ridge Vineyard Block Reserve Pinot Noir

$78

100% estate grown, single vineyard Pinot Noir from our 8.7 acre home vineyard, 8 miles from the Pacific in the Santa Cruz Mountains. To preserve the beauty and nuance of this ocean-influenced, cool climate mountain vineyard, our Pinot Noir is made in small lots by non-interventionist methods – hand sorting, native yeast fermentation, hand punch downs.

Acclaim For This Bottle

“The 2021 Pinot Noir Reserve is a heady, exotic wine.  Intensely aromatic and layered, the 2021 captivates all the senses.  It shows more floral and spice intensity than the straight bottling, along with a more red fruit leaning profile.  Dark cherry, pomegranate, spice and blood orange build effortlessly, framed by bright acids on the finish that wrap it all together.  All this needs is time.  Sublime.” 96 points - Antonio Galloni, Vinous, Oct 2023

40% whole cluster

Clone 943

Barrel Regimen: French Oak, François Frères 25% new
Barrel Aging: 11 months
Finished Alcohol: 13.9%
Chemistry at Harvest: 23.8 Brix
3.31 pH
7.1 g/L titratable acidity
Bottled: August 2022

Total Cases 114