Winemaker Notes
Chamisal Vineyards Estate Pinot Noir features exuberant aromas of sun-warmed blackberry and raspberry coulis on the nose. Vibrant and fresh on the palate, the wine shows some of their signature Chamisal spice with notes of cinnamon and star anise, pie crust, and rich concentrated fruit that carries through from the bouquet. The wine's supple texture is framed by polished tannins that contribute to a long and lingering finish.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
Black cherry, cola, sarsaparilla and chai spice flavors show on the nose of this lush and delicious wine. Rounded and plush flavors of black cherry and cardamom are held back by a taut texture and fresh acidity.
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.”
California’s coolest wine growing area, Edna Valley excels in the production of high quality Central Coast wines like Pinot noir, Chardonnay, Rhône Blends and aromatic white wines. It has a cool Mediterranean climate and an incredibly long growing season, giving late-ripening varieties plenty of opportunity to develop great phenolic complexity.
Its northwest to southeast orientation creates a direct path for cool Pacific air and fog to penetrate the valley from the Los Osos and Morro Bay area inwards. Low hillsides of both calcareous and volcanic soils are home to much of the vineyard acreage of the Edna Valley.