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Signature Wines and Wineries of Coastal California
J. WILKES SANTA MARIA VALLEY
PINOT NOIR
gourmet pairings
Cream of chanterelle
mushroom soup, with fresh
butter, shallots, and a touch
of good sherry goes well with
this wine. Finished the soup
with a golden puff pastry
floater.
tasting notes
Aromatics include ripe red berry fruits, cherry pie, kola nut,
white pepper, clove, and an intense earthy-spicy-savory-meaty
complexity. You'll taste bright, fruity, balanced, and quite
complex flavors. Finish shows cherry, rhubarb, and loamy, earthy
tannins.
winemaker's insight
Wes Hagen's first commercial Santa Maria Pinot Noir was made
with the conscious decision to use no new oak in the wine, to
show off the fruit and not the French accent. Sixteen months in,
100 percent neutral French oak gives the wine a purity and focus
that is purely Santa Maria Valley and Tepesquet Bench—the
Grand Cru of Santa Maria viticulture.
awarDs & DistinCtions
Year's List of Top Best U.S. Pinot Noirs – Wine & Spirits
90 points, Best Buy – Wine & Spirits
Top 15 Pinot Noirs in CA – Gear Patrol
91 points, Gold Medal – Tastings.com
Gold Medal – San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
Served to dignitaries in Washington D.C. at the Nordic Leaders
State Dept. luncheon hosted by Secretary Kerry
APPELLATION: Santa Maria Valley
COMPOSITION: 100% Pinot Noir
MATURATION: Aged 16 months in elevage.
CELLARING: Drink now or hold for the next seven to 10 years.
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