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Vineyard: Rancho La Veña
| Appellation | Sta. Rita Hills |
| Varieties | Pinot Noir |
Articles mentioning wines produced from this vineyard
Wineries sourcing from this vineyard
Reviewed wines produced from this vineyard
2010 Seagrape Wine Co. Rancho La Viña Vineyard Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir
14.5% alc., 25 cases $34.
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From a vineyard located at the southern edge of the Sta. Rita Hills. Medium reddish-purple color in the glass.
The nose offers a mash of darker berries with a hint of oak and spice. Moderately light and elegant in style,
with flavors of deep red strawberries, raspberries and blackberries. Very smooth on the palate. Nicely crafted
and nothing to detract, but lacks a bit of flavor intensity and finishing strength. Could pick up heft with more
time in the bottle. Good.
Reviewed July 23, 2012
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2010 Pali Wine Co. Rancho La Viña Vineyard Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir
15.7% alc., 100 cases, $54, screw
cap.
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Dark and inky purple in color. Brooding and dull on the nose with demure aromas of black fruits. Fullbodied
array of black Pinot fruits include black currants and raisin wrapped in muscular, dry tannins, finishing
short and hollow. Powerful, fruit-driven and Syrah-like, lacking in seductive pinotosity. Decent.
Reviewed July 23, 2012
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2009 Samsara Rancho La Viña Vineyards Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir
13.3% alc., 120 cases, $46.
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Darkly
colored in the glass. Some reduction on the nose with aromas of black berries, earth, charred oak and
campfire. Full-bodied core of purple fruit in a burly, husky style finishing with black grape fruit and astringent
tannins. A little softer in the mouth the following day from a previously opened and re-corked bottle with less
oak on the nose indicating the wine will benefit from more time in bottle. Decent.
Reviewed January 11, 2012
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2010 Seagrape Wine Co. Rancho La Viña Vineyard Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir
14.5% alc., 25 cases $34. · From a vineyard located at the southern edge of the Sta. Rita Hills. Medium reddish-purple color in the glass. The nose offers a mash of darker berries with a hint of oak and spice. Moderately light and elegant in style, with flavors of deep red strawberries, raspberries and blackberries. Very smooth on the palate. Nicely crafted and nothing to detract, but lacks a bit of flavor intensity and finishing strength. Could pick up heft with more time in the bottle. Good. Reviewed July 23, 2012 WINERY » ARTICLE »
2010 Pali Wine Co. Rancho La Viña Vineyard Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir
15.7% alc., 100 cases, $54, screw cap. · Dark and inky purple in color. Brooding and dull on the nose with demure aromas of black fruits. Fullbodied array of black Pinot fruits include black currants and raisin wrapped in muscular, dry tannins, finishing short and hollow. Powerful, fruit-driven and Syrah-like, lacking in seductive pinotosity. Decent. Reviewed July 23, 2012 WINERY » ARTICLE »
2009 Samsara Rancho La Viña Vineyards Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir
13.3% alc., 120 cases, $46. · Darkly colored in the glass. Some reduction on the nose with aromas of black berries, earth, charred oak and campfire. Full-bodied core of purple fruit in a burly, husky style finishing with black grape fruit and astringent tannins. A little softer in the mouth the following day from a previously opened and re-corked bottle with less oak on the nose indicating the wine will benefit from more time in bottle. Decent. Reviewed January 11, 2012 WINERY » ARTICLE »
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