Miner Family Garys' Vineyard Pinot Noir 2010

Pinot Noir from Santa Lucia Highlands, Monterey, Central Coast, California

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Product Details

Varietal

Pinot Noir

Region

Santa Lucia Highlands, Monterey, Central Coast, California

Producer

Miner Family

Vintage

2010

Size

750ML

ABV

14.4%

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Winemaker Notes

Miner began sourcing Santa Lucia Highland fruit from world-class vintners Gary Pisoni and Gary Franscioni in 1997. This well-known and loved vineyard is marked by sandy loam soils, dense fog and coastal winds and backed by fastidious growing practices. Made in a Burgundian style, Garys' Pinot Noir is richly textured with bright cherry flavors balanced by subtle oak.

Professional Ratings

91 Wine Spectator
Delivers a tight beam of spicy wild berry, blueberry and black cherry, firm and focused, maintaining its persistence on the long finish, which is enlivened by snappy acidity. Drink now through 2020.

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Founded in 1988 by Dave Miner, president of Oakville Ranch Vineyards, along with his wife Emily and his parents, Ed and Norma, Miner Family Vineyards produces small lot, handcrafted wines using fruit from Oakville Ranch, Ed and Norma's vineyard and other carefully selected California vineyards. Best known for their Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay, they also produce limited quantities of other varietals using a combination of old world winemaking techniques and modern technology. Their focus is on producing high end, reserve-style wines that reflect the unique characteristics of individual vineyards or terrior where those specific varietals grow best.

Pinot Noir

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Thin-skinned, finicky and temperamental, Pinot Noir is also one of the most rewarding grapes to grow and remains a labor of love for some of the greatest vignerons in Burgundy. Fairly adaptable but highly reflective of the environment in which it is grown, Pinot Noir prefers a cool climate and requires low yields to achieve high quality. Outside of France, outstanding examples come from in Oregon, California and throughout specific locations in wine-producing world. Somm Secret—André Tchelistcheff, California’s most influential post-Prohibition winemaker decidedly stayed away from the grape, claiming “God made Cabernet. The Devil made Pinot Noir.”

Santa Lucia Highlands Wine

Monterey, California

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Perhaps the most highly regarded appellation within Monterey County, Santa Lucia Highlands AVA benefits from a combination of warm morning sunshine and brisk afternoon breezes, allowing grapes to ripen slowly and fully. The result is concentrated, flavorful wines that retain their natural acidity. Wineries here do not shy away from innovation, and place a high priority on sustainable viticultural practices.

The climatic conditions here are perfectly suited to the production of ripe, rich Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. These Burgundian varieties dominate an overwhelming percentage of plantings, though growers have also found success with Syrah, Riesling and Pinot Gris.

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