McIntyre
Santa Lucia Highlands, United States
Taste the Pinot Noir offering from a Santa Lucia Highlands expert
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About This Wine
McIntyre
Pinot Noir
The 2017 McIntyre Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir owes much of its success to superior terroir and diligent, sustainable farming. It combines specially cloned grapes from the McIntyre Estate Vineyard: 115 and "Old Vine." The "Old Vine" block was planted more than four decades ago, making it the oldest plantings of Pinot Noir in the Santa Lucia Highlands AVA. It is own-rooted — a rarity in Californian winemaking. This results in grapes with a serious concentration of flavor, which makes for elegant and complex wines. This isn't just a fruity Pinot; it has red berries, sure, but also notes of cedar, mushrooms, and mint that make it more Burgundian in style than Southern Californian.
Wine Region
Santa Lucia Highlands
Flavor Profile
Pairs well with… Duck Breast, Grilled Salmon, Wild Game
Body 3 Acidity 2Sweetness 2Fruit Intensity 3Tannin 2
Tasting Notes
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Mint
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Spices
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Raspberry
This wine is full, fresh, and finely chewy with notes of cranberry, raspberry, cherry, mint leaf, brown mushroom, and cedar. There are enticing aromatic notes of blackberries, strawberries and spice, and plenty of bright fruit on the palate. The stunning velvety tannins linger on with focused acidity and minerality on the finish.