Winemaker Notes
Full-bodied with supple spiced cherry aromas coupled with baking spice and subtle citrus notes. Jammy fruit fills that palate with smooth tannins and refreshing acidity rounding out the experience.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
This entry-level Pinot Noir is a great taste of the SLO Coast. Aromas of black cherry, plum and green sage decorate the nose. The palate shows a riper yet still fresh side, offering blackberry, cola and light herb touches as the acidity stays potent into the finish.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
The 2022 Laetitia Estate Pinot Noir presents a deep ruby hue and opens with earthy aromas of dried soil and damp woodland. On the palate, it reveals bright wild strawberry flavors carried on a smooth, supple texture. Elegant and versatile, the Laetitia Estate Pinot Noir finds a perfect partner in Navarin d’Agneau, a classic Burgundian lamb stew simmered with root vegetables and fresh herbs. The wine’s vibrant fruit and earthy nuance complement the tender lamb and savory vegetables, creating a refined and harmonious pairing. (Tasted: August 17, 2025, San Francisco, CA)
Since 1982, the Laetitia Vineyards & Winery has produced elegant wines that champion the exceptional character and diversity of the Arroyo Grande Valley AVA. Originally founded by an established French Champagne house, the Laetitia estate carries on in the longstanding traditions of Burgundy and Champagne with a focus on small-lot Pinot Noir and sparkling wines. Valuing legacy, balance, innovation, and sustainable practices from harvest to glass, the Laetitia team works meticulously from vintage to vintage to ensure that every bottle of Laetitia wine is as expressive as the coastal land from which it originates.
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.”
The largest and perhaps most varied of California’s wine-growing regions, the Central Coast produces a good majority of the state's wine. This vast California wine district stretches from San Francisco all the way to Santa Barbara along the coast, and reaches inland nearly all the way to the Central Valley.
Encompassing an extremely diverse array of climates, soil types and wine styles, it contains many smaller sub-AVAs, including San Francisco Bay, Monterey, the Santa Cruz Mountains, Paso Robles, Edna Valley, Santa Ynez Valley and Santa Maria Valley.
While the Central Coast California wine region could probably support almost any major grape varietiy, it is famous for a few Central Coast reds and whites. Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon and Zinfandel are among the major ones. The Central Coast is home to many of the state's small, artisanal wineries crafting unique, high-quality wines, as well as larger producers also making exceptional wines.