2023 Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
Our 2023 Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir is a classic rendition of a new world approach. The wine sticks to its roots with classic muddled cherry and wild strawberry aromas, with layered umami like fresh wild mushrooms and wet forest floor. Up front, the palate is highlighted by a bright acidity you would expect from a classic pinot noir, but surprises you with vibrant fruits across the mid-palate and through the finish, showcasing notes of persimmon and raspberries with hints of cinnamon spice.
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Winemaker Notes
Sourced from the highly acclaimed Santa Lucia Highlands region of Monterey County, the Sextant SLH Pinot Noir is an ode to Old World wines for New World palates. After a three day cold soak on the skins to help extract color and flavor, we inoculate with a special Pinot Noir specific yeast isolation. Fermented in an open top tank, we pump over this lot three times a day until fermentation has completed. A full secondary fermentation helps round out the mouthfeel. We aged this wine in about 20% new French oak to add spice and light tannin structure to the palate.
Vintage
2023
Varietal
Pinot Noir
Acid
0.597g/100mL
pH
3.75
Fermentation
100%
Residual Sugar
0.062g/100mL
Alcohol %
14.5