Pinot Noir Goodchild High 9
Tasting Notes
Juicy and enigmatic with wispy notes of raspberry and dried rose. The palate is delicate yet displays an inner strength. Following savory notes of tobacco and tomato leaf, red tea, and vanilla light up the white-peppered finish.
Vineyards
The Goodchild Vineyard is located on 67 acres in the Santa Maria Valley AVA, along the highly-acclaimed Foxen Wine Trail. These cool-climate vineyards have a complex soil profile made of clay and gravel river deposits to the hilltop sites, reminiscent of the great Burgundian vineyards. Louis Lucas selects choice lots from the highest nine-acre block of the Goodchild Vineyard, a prime location to grow the superior clone 667 Pinot Noir.
“This is an outstanding Pinot, continuing the legacy of our High 9 vineyard in Santa Maria, made with a judicious blending of several different clones. What impresses me most about this vineyard is that the grapes and vines fully mature at the same time. This is a difference maker. There aren’t many vineyards in the world where this happens almost every year.” – Louis Lucas
Technical Information
- Vintage:
- 2021
- Alcohol:
- 14.5%
- Region:
- Santa Maria Valley, Santa Barbara County, California
- RS:
- 0.4G/L
- Varietals:
- 100% Pinot Noir
- PH:
- 3.74
- TA:
- 5.3G/L
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