Winemaker Notes
A graceful vintage: medium light in color; aromatically shy, somewhat closed in its youth, but slowly shows fresh strawberry, Bing cherries, leather and an earthy undertone. Flavors are beautifully woven together red fruit, dried raspberries in particular, root-beer and a lift of baking spice. tannin's are integrated and silky. A wine of great balance and harmonious flow.
Professional Ratings
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The 2018 Poseidon Vineyard Estate Grown Pinot Noir is a bona fide and beautiful example of this grape variety. TASTING NOTES: This wine deftly combines aromas and flavors of savory spices, ripe fruit, and oak. Pair it with a lightly-spiced roast leg of lamb. (Tasted: March 31, 2020, San Francisco, CA)
As early as the 1970s Carneros became known as a source of terrific Pinot Noir, and was one of the first California regions to gain such a reputation. The combination of sunny days, cooling fog and thin clay soils are tailor-made for the variety. Another factor in Pinot Noir’s prominent place here is vintners’ willingness to experiment widely. The history of the grape in Carneros is marked by continuous research into clonal variations, viticultural techniques and site selection. Careful evaluation over time has revealed a signature flavor profile as well. Complex aromas and flavors of cherry, red berry, spice, earth and cola appear time and again in Carneros Pinot Noir. To this day the appellation remains one of California’s standard bearers for the variety.