Brewer-Clifton Machado Pinot Noir 2014

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Vintage
2014

Size
750ML

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Winemaker Notes

This bottling is comprised of 100% estate pinot noir from the Machado vineyard. Machado offers overt fruit and an elegant density

Aromas of cherry, rhubarb and mint with flavors of blackberry, boysenberry and allspice. Black tea and silt on the finish.

Professional Ratings

  • 93

    The 2014 Pinot Noir Machado is another rounded, full-bodied example of this vineyard and has complex notes of ripe cherries, incense, applewood, and exotic spices. With beautiful fruit and no hard edges, it’s another candidate for drinking any time over the coming 8-10 years or so.

  • 92
    The strawberry, floral, fresh and incense-scented 2014 Pinot Noir Machado is full-bodied, beautifully textured and layered, with ultra-fine, building tannin that comes through on the finish. I love its purity of fruit, and it shows incredible class and length on the palate. It needs 2-3 years of cellaring and will drink beautifully over the following decade.
  • 90
    Taut and intense, with dusty raspberry, fresh earth, cedar, tobacco and dried herb flavors. Full-bodied and expansive, right down to the tea-laced tannins.

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Brewer-Clifton believes the geographic, geologic and climatic uniqueness of the Sta. Rita Hills appellation provides an ideal place to grow chardonnay and pinot noir grapes of intensity, complexity and specificity. This is why Founder and Winemaker Greg Brewer, Wine Enthusiast’s 2020 Winemaker of the Year, has dedicated his life to this region. Within this appellation, each vineyard carries its own imprint. The Brewer-Clifton mission and passion is to present wines that convey the characteristics inherent to each of these sites, with uncompromising quality.

Brewer–Clifton has the utmost respect for nature. They believe when working with a product of nature, it is necessary to maintain an awareness of the elements and phenomena sometimes beyond their understanding and control. As such, any intervention in the natural evolution of the product must be carried out with the utmost attentiveness and care.

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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.”

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A superior source of California Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, Sta. Rita Hills is the coolest, westernmost sub-region of the larger Santa Ynez Valley appellation within Santa Barbara County. This relatively new AVA is unquestionably one to keep an eye on.

The climate of Sta. Rita Hills is a natural match for Chardonnay and Pinot noir, thanks to the crisp ocean breezes and well-drained, limestone-rich calcareous soil. Here, grapes ripen just enough, while retaining brisk acidity and harmonious balance.

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