2021 Clone 115 Pinot Noir

Appellation

Sta. Rita Hills

Varietal

Pinot Noir

Wine Enthusiast

Jeb Dunnuck

Vinous

Vineyard Sources

100% Ashley's Vineyard (Block U) located in the Sta. Rita Hills appellation

Barrel Aging

Aged 15 months in 100% French oak, of which 63% was new

Cooperage

Francois Freres, Gillet, Sirugue

Technical Data

Composition

100% Pinot Noir

Alcohol %

13.7

Acidity

0.570 g/100mL

3.57

Harvest Brix

23.1-24.6

Harvest Date

9/23-9/29/21

Production

300 cases

Description

Our clonal selection Pinot Noirs are made with the intent of isolating some of the very best individual lots in our cellar and capturing the nuances that each specific clone offers. This has remained a very small project - 14 barrels of wine - and delivers some of our finest expressions of Pinot Noir.

The Clone 115 Pinot Noir has attractive aromas of red cherry, raspberry, red plum, chocolate and clove. The palate has focused flavors of black cherry, black raspberry, grilled sage, plum, vanilla and cinnamon backed up with a streak of minerality and brisk acidity.

Wine Critic Reviews

"Lots of red and black fruits and notes of leather emerge from the 2021 Pinot Noir Clone 115, which is medium to full-bodied and has a good sense of elegance, as well as some classic Sta. Rita Hills salty, almost bloody and iron-like characteristics on the palate and finish. Coming from a single block in Ashley’s Vineyard and aged 15 months in 63% new French oak, it will evolve for 7-8+ years with ease." ~ Jeb Dunnuck "The 2021 Pinot Noir Clone 115 is laced with blue/purplish fruit, lavender, spice, mint and blood orange. Medium in body, with terrific pliancy and fine balance, the 115 is overt, racy and pretty much ready to go." ~ Antonio Galloni's Vinous "Crystallized black-cherry aromas meet with red and black licorice on the clean nose of this bottling. There’s a formidable texture to the palate, where fresh red-fruit flavors hang out with mineral touches of crushed granite." ~ Wine Enthusiast