CASE PRICE = $15.99 per bottle (add 12+ quantity to your basket)
Winemaker’s Notes:For those of you not yet in the know, this Pinot’s moniker, Rita’s Earth, is our nick name for our appellation, Sta. Rita Hills. I think it’s especially fitting with this wine since the Sta. Rita Hills has become synonymous with the notion of good Pinot Noir, and since this bottling has become our flagship wine.
It is a less intense, easy to drink version of some of the trophy, estate Pinots we have made. But it still has the kind of character that has prompted many growers over the last few years in the Sta. Rita Hills to plant more grapes.
This wine is very succulent, complex and rewarding; and I think, at least to some degree, it’s a sign of Pinot Noir vines that are now fully mature in our vineyards. The nose and mouth are full of cherries and spice, which have become a very welcome standard.
Technical Notes:
VARIETAL COMPOSITION:
98% Pinot Noir, Santa Rita Hills,
2% Syrah, Santa Ynez Valley
FINISHED WINE:
Residual Sugar: Dry
TA: 6.6 g/L
PH: 3.76
Alcohol:13.6%
ELEVAGE:
7 months with 20% New French Oak
BOTTLING DATE: August, 2010
RELEASE DATE: October, 2010
TOTAL PRODUCTION: 6,295 - 12/750 ml
Ratings & Reviews
Wine Enthusiast Magazine (2007 vintage):"An easy, likeable Pinot Noir. It’s drinkable now for its light, silky texture and savory cherry, cola and spice flavors. — S.H." (12/31/2008)
