Bench Pinot Noir 2013 Price. Santa maria valley is an ava located in the northernmost part of santa barbara county just east of santa maria city and 15 miles 24km inland from the pacific coast. It was the first in the county to receive official ava approval in 1981 and is renowned for producing some of california s finest pinot noir and chardonnay wines the appellation s two flagship varieties. Grapes were primarily harvested from the sangiacomo amaral ranch vineyard and were gently extracted during fermentation on native yeast.
Pinot noir fruit from the flawless and ideal 2012 growing season made this a delightful sonoma coast pinot noir. Critics have scored this wine 88 points.
91points bench 2013 pinot noir sonoma coast editors choice sourced from two vineyards including sangiacomo amaral ranch a cool site near the bay this is a tremendous offering for the price.
Pinot noir is the dominant red wine grape of burgundy now adopted and extensively studied in wine regions all over the world. Grapes were primarily harvested from the sangiacomo amaral ranch vineyard and were gently extracted during fermentation on native yeast. The generous fruit character of this 2013 highlands bench pinot noir is a tribute to the site it is grown on. Santa maria valley is an ava located in the northernmost part of santa barbara county just east of santa maria city and 15 miles 24km inland from the pacific coast.
