2021 Greengate Pinot Noir

Greengate Ranch lies directly across the road from us, and we have been sourcing fruit from it since their first vintage. It is an ideal Edna Valley site, with its clay soil, warm sunny days and cool ocean breezes in the night. This bottling is the last Pinot Noir from our excellent 2021 vintage, following in the footsteps of our much-praised Twin Creeks and Runestone Pinot Noirs from that year.

 

To make this wine, we sampled dozens of barrels of Greengate Pinot Noir before winemaker Zack Geers assembled a blend of nine barrels with the special distinctiveness we look for in this Pinot. There are aromas of black cherries, mixed berries and vanilla bean, backed by a hint of toasty French oak barrels. On the palate there is an interesting interplay of rhubarb and cherries, earthiness and cinnamon. A beautiful and much-anticipated C&C wine!