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Santa Rita Hills Pinot Noir

Santa Rita Hills Pinot Noir Wine Details
Price: $22.00 per bottle

Description: A third dry winter in a row forced the vines into a small crop load and the long cool growing season set the stage for excellent flavor concentration. Another twist in 2004 was a late season heat wave which translated to more forward fruit flavors in the finished wine. The result is wine that is more approachable at an earlier age Winemaker Bruce McGuire chose this bottling from eight vineyard sites up to 21 years old and from six different Pinot Noir clones. The wine was aged in an assortment of French and Hungarian oak barrels and puncheons. Herbed meats, grilled salmon, truffle pecorino, and sautéed mushroom medley are all exciting companions for this wine.




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