BOTTLED MARCH 25 AND READY-TO-SHIP Purity, precision, and grace are all here in abundance with this artfully-crafted, elegantly ripe, cool-climate Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir. Sorry to say but, again, like so many of the wines we have released lately, this is one of the finest Pinot Noir's I have ever put into the bottle. Quite frankly, the offers we are seeing now are simply astonishing and, as you will see, the price is concordant. From the same producer as Lot 65 2024 Sonoma Coast Chardonnay, Lot 66 hails from a single-vineyard situated at 1000-foot of elevation just a few miles off the coast of California, this archetypal Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir weighs in at 13.8% alc and is kissed with ~20% new French oak. Produced by a very talented winemaker in consultation with one of California's foremost winemaking consultants, the wine is wonderfully poised and pretty with perfectly-ripe fruit elegantly elevated with medium-toast oak to provide complexity while maintaining the purity of the fruit. Medium full-bodied, it has a robust yet supple and seamless structure, chalk full of verve, energy, and complexity. I cannot highlight enough what an absolutely gorgeous Pinot Noir this is! Now, for the best part. Past vintages of this single-vineyard designated Pinot Noir have 94- to 95-point scores from a respected European publication and the wine typically retails in the $75-$85/bottle range; however, today it can be yours for just $18/bottle! Pale-to-medium ruby in the glass shows good but even-handed extraction. Wonderfully alive and complex bouquet of powdery pink roses and pink peppercorns haloing an array of raspberry, cranberry and meaty black cherry with a kiss of cinnamon/allspice, caramel and a fresh turned black earth underpinning. Medium-full-bodied on entry, supple and seamless with ripe, pretty fruit arrayed over an energetic structure chock full of cherry and raspberry fruit resonating over super-silky-yet-robust minerally tannins. Terrific length, purity and verve combined with sinewy muscle, a great sense of terroir, and potent, age-worthy structure. Will age beautifully over the next decade or longer. Trust me folks, you'll get your kicks with Lot 66! 100% Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir20% new French oak13.8% alc.
