2024 Pisoni "Estate" Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
98TWP
97JD
96DC
$109.95
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The Wine Palate
The 2023 Pinot Noir Pisoni Estate comes from some of Pisoni Vineyard's oldest vines, located at 1400 feet of elevation and planted on granite-based soils. Medium ruby-purple colored, it needs a little swirling to unlock evocative scents of ripe raspberries, kirsch, and mulberries, followed by hints of anise, wild thyme, and underbrush, plus a touch of iris bulbs. The medium to full-bodied palate is taut with muscular black and red berry layers, supported by firm, grainy tannins and bold freshness, finishing long and perfumed. Gorgeous!
Professional Reviews
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Jeb Dunnuck
A block and barrel selection, the layered, medium-bodied 2024 Pinot Noir focuses on four blocks from the ridges of this famous site with shallower soils and some of the oldest vines, 40% whole-cluster, native-fermented before spending 17 months in 40% new oak. With lower yields, it’s a densely weighted, concentrated wine from high elevation, where both the weather and soils are extreme, granitic, and decomposed. With red berry fruit, cardamom, savory forest, and finely tuned structure to go another decade or more, hold and drink 2028-2040.
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Decanter
All from the southernmost estate, first planted by Gary Pisoni in 1982. There is one bottling of this each year; it comes from three or four different blocks out of the dozen planted here. It tends to come from upper-elevation sites, which impart more weight and tannin. Concentrated with red and black fruits, flourishes of florals, and oak fermentation tanks, this wine benefits from concentration and tannin. Violets and salty minerality alight the glass. The palate glistens with great savoury herbals, chicory, and clove. Spiced and elegant, a true classic example of the SLH character.
Details
| Type | Red Wine |
|---|---|
| Varietal | Pinot Noir |
| Origin | Santa Lucia Highlands, California, United States |
| Bottle Size | 750 mL |
| SKU | 2075704 |
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