Current Release
2024 Pinot Noir, Sta. Rita Hills 750ML
2024 saw low yields across the board, leading to concentrated, powerful wines, with a darker, more serious tone and personality. Still inviting, but conversations might turn to philosophy and resource management in severe climates rather than the latest television comedy series. That is perfectly fine by us.
2024 SRH Pinot Noir combines wines from a “who’s who” of the most famous vineyards in our region. This wine comes from: Fiddlestix - 52%, Radian - 12%, Bentrock – 8%, Sanford & Benedict – 8%, Rancho La Vina – 8%, La Rinconada – 8% and 10Ninths – 4%. 2024 was another cool vintage, particularly in the SRH where some vineyards saw fewer degree days than in 2023. Thus, despite the low yields, the grapes were able to hang into late September and early October. The deliberate inclusion of 20 separate blocks (9 distinct clones) at 8 vineyards is intended to create great complexity in the final blend, which we think is accomplished here.
Jeb Dunnuck concurred, giving the wine 94 points, stating the wine has, “a riper nose of red and black fruits, spicy herbs, graphite, and dried flowers, and on the palate, it brings ample richness, medium to full body, a ripe, round, and layered mouthfeel, and solid tannins. It's impeccably balanced and plays with any number of high-end village-level Burgundies.” Billy Norris of Vinous Media also gave the wine 94 Points, stating the wine “has real identity and depth that punches above its weight “and that it “oozes character.”
Limited. Only 625 Cases for the world.
2024 SRH Pinot Noir combines wines from a “who’s who” of the most famous vineyards in our region. This wine comes from: Fiddlestix - 52%, Radian - 12%, Bentrock – 8%, Sanford & Benedict – 8%, Rancho La Vina – 8%, La Rinconada – 8% and 10Ninths – 4%. 2024 was another cool vintage, particularly in the SRH where some vineyards saw fewer degree days than in 2023. Thus, despite the low yields, the grapes were able to hang into late September and early October. The deliberate inclusion of 20 separate blocks (9 distinct clones) at 8 vineyards is intended to create great complexity in the final blend, which we think is accomplished here.
Jeb Dunnuck concurred, giving the wine 94 points, stating the wine has, “a riper nose of red and black fruits, spicy herbs, graphite, and dried flowers, and on the palate, it brings ample richness, medium to full body, a ripe, round, and layered mouthfeel, and solid tannins. It's impeccably balanced and plays with any number of high-end village-level Burgundies.” Billy Norris of Vinous Media also gave the wine 94 Points, stating the wine “has real identity and depth that punches above its weight “and that it “oozes character.”
Limited. Only 625 Cases for the world.
Wine Profile
| Vintage | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Wine Style | Red Wine |
| Varietal | Pinot Noir |
| Size | 750 ml |