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2022 Will's Cabin Vineyard Pinot Noir
From our Gist Ranch Estate, 2,300 feet in elevation, this bottling showcases mountain Pinot Noir with aromatic red fruit and a wild forest spice character.
Vineyard
Will’s Cabin Vineyard is less than half a mile from the Gist Ranch Estate. The vineyard sits on fine, sandy soil known as vaqueros sandstone. It is also north facing and 200 feet higher, making it much cooler than Gist Ranch. Here we have planted swan and Mount Eden clones. Uniquely, we’ve also incorporated Mariafeld, a clone originating in Switzerland, which tends to add more tannin and a deeper color to the wine. This clone is used to create a Pinot Noir named after the vineyard as well as our Rosalee rosé of Pinot Noir.
Technical Data
Vintage
2022
Varietal
Pinot Noir
Appellation
Santa Cruz Mountains
Vineyard Designation
Will's Cabin Vineyard
Acid
5.5
pH
3.68
Alcohol %
13.9
Other Notes
The 2022 Pinot Noir Will's Cabin Vineyard plays coy on the nose, drawing you in and demanding you dig deep to unearth pine needle, spiced cranberry and rose petal scents. The oak and its pesky tannins swallow up everything in their path on the palate and slightly dry out the fruit, only receding to reveal a hit of whole-cluster-like black pepper right on the finish. This needs time to sort itself out and release its kung-fu grip, but I like what lies beneath. - 92 points. Billy Norris, Vinous.