2021 Marine Layer "Lyra" Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir
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James Suckling
Red cherries and wild strawberries followed by orange peel, kola nuts and baking spices. Medium-bodied, bright acidity with fascinating velvety and juicy tannins. Precisely framed and polished. Crunchy and vibrant. 30% whole-cluster. Aged in 25% new French oak barriques. Drink or hold.
Professional Reviews
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The Wine Independent
The 2021 Lyra Pinot Noir is a blend of declassified fruit from the single vineyards. Medium ruby-purple in color, it powers out of the glass with a bold perfume of violets, black cherries, and redcurrant jelly with hints of Sichuan pepper and mossy tree bark. The medium-bodied palate is completely coated with red and black berry flavors, framed by fine-grained tannins and seamless freshness, finishing long and fragrant.
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Jeb Dunnuck
Floral perfume is expressive in the 2021 Pinot Noir Lyra, with cinnamon sticks, roses, and red cherry notes. Medium-bodied, it is ripe with red plum, wild herbs, and a bit of toasted oak spice on the finish. It is savory and dry, with fine tannins and a bit of crunchy texture from the partial use of whole clusters. It’s drinking well now and will drink well over the next 6-8 years. (AF)
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Vinous
The 2021 Pinot Noir Lyra is a very pretty, exotic wine. Crushed red berry fruit, cinnamon, mint and blood orange lend notable complexity to this racy, flavorful appellation-level Pinot. Vineyard sites are Gaps Crown, Whistler, Dutton, Gravenstein and Jentoft. (AG)
Staff Reviews
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Scott Beckerley
Scott Beckerley
A super fragrant nose of rose petals, cherries, minerals and baking spices. Lush red fruit goodness on the palate with light minerals, savory spices and mellow oak. All of these elements come together to create a lovely and memorable Pinot Noir.
Notes
The 2021 Marine Layer "Lyra" is a blend of the Marine Layer Estate Vineyard (44%) and the Dutton-Gravenstein Vineyard (39%), both of which lie in the Sebastopol Hills sub-AVA. The blend also includes small lots from the Whistler and Walala Vineyards near Annapolis, Grand Vent and Gap's Crown Vineyards from the Petaluma Gap, and a touch of Dutton-Jentoft Vineyard from Green Valley. The wine is fermented with 35% whole-clusters and aged for 11 months in 25% new French oak.
Details
| Type | Red Wine |
|---|---|
| Varietal | Pinot Noir |
| Origin | Sonoma County, California, United States |
| Bottle Size | 750 mL |
| SKU | 1696684 |