2021 Fiddlestix Pinot Noir

Appellation

Sta. Rita Hills

Varietal

Pinot Noir

Wine Spectator

Wine Enthusiast

Vinous

Vineyard Sources

100% Fiddlestix Vineyard (Blocks 4F, 3F, 5D, 3A, 4E) located in the Sta. Rita Hills appellation

Barrel Aging

Aged 15 months in French oak, of which 29% were new

Cooperage

Francois Freres, Atelier Centre

Technical Data

Composition

100% Pinot Noir (Clones 667, 777, 115, Pommard, 113)

Alcohol %

14.5

Acidity

0.610 g/100mL

3.41

Harvest Brix

24.4-26.0

Harvest Date

9/14-9/21/21

Production

510 cases

Description

Our single vineyard and small lot releases enable us to deliver some of our finest expressions of Pinot Noir by concentrating on specific vineyards, clonal selections or techniques. In vintage 2016 we were fortunate to begin a relationship with the renowned Fiddlestix Vineyard in the heart of the Sta. Rita Hills appellation.

Originally planted in 1996, this mature vineyard produces Pinot Noir wines of great structure and balance. The Fiddlestix Pinot Noir shows spicy aromatics, vibrant acidity and notes of smoke, black cherry and cola. Enjoy!

Wine Critic Reviews

"...positively stellar. Rich, ample and explosive, the 2021 offers up a heady mélange of blue/purplish fruit, lavender, menthol, sage and sweet spice. The Fiddlestix is the most overt and satisfying of the Fess Parker Pinots. I loved it." ~ Antonio Galloni's Vinous "Jubilant aromas of fresh cherry, black raspberry, red currant and red flowers make for an intense nose on this single-vineyard bottling. Rich and powerful, the palate has bold flavors of strawberry and baking spice." ~ Wine Enthusiast "Fresh and ripe, with pomegranate and red cherry pâté de fruit notes that are nicely focused, carried by a racy sassafras accent through the mouthwatering, mineral-tinged finish. Drink now through 2028." ~ Wine Spectator