Gold Medal & Best
of Class
National Women's Wine
Competition
Tasting Notes
Nose: Many Central Coast producers described 2005 as the best
vintage since the amazing 1986. This wine is no exception, with its
elegant nose of cherry and red berries and cassis followed by an
enticing dip into the winemaker's spice cabinet that brings
aromatic pie spices to mind.
Palate:One sip and you can
see why this winery is on the rise - the wine's solid structure
provides a steady foundation from which hangs its ample fruit,
which is balanced by just enough oak to be pleseant but not
over-powering. A wonderful, long finish.
The Santa Lucia
Highlands
This stretch of land is perhaps the best known growing area in
Monterey county. The SLH AVA is found on the West side of Hwy 101
(and clearly visible to the West for a good 20 minutes as you drive
down Hwy-101 through Salinas Valley). It is home to such well-known
wines as Pisoni, Roar, and dozens of other
great-but-lesser-knowns.
This Tudor pinot is more elegant than some
of the big names you'll find from SLH. But it's no wallflower.
Certainly capable of standing on its own during the cocktail hour,
it is also very well-mannered at the table, proving an adept
pairing partner with a wide array of medium-bodied
dishes.
At a modest (by today's standards) 13.9%
alcohol, this wine is more food-friendly than many high-scoring
Pinots from the middle of the last decade - those that found a
steroid-driven muscularity to be alluring when it came to getting
high scores or standing out at tastings, but a big let-down when
that same brainless brawniness was brought to the table (or stored
for more than a few years!)
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