Chanin - Pinot Noir Sta Rita Hills 2023 (750ml)
Price: $44.99
| Producer | Chanin |
| Country | United States |
| Region | California |
| Varietal | Pinot Noir |
| Vintage | 2023 |
| Sku | 206113 |
| Size | 750ml |
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The 2023 Pinot Noir Sta. Rita Hills is herbal and lifted on the nose, leading to a dark-fruited, silky palate that combines svelte richness with delicious freshness. As always, this is shaping up to be an overperforming overview of the Sta. Rita Hills from a uniquely pretty vintage.
Chanin Wines Pinot Noir Sta. Rita Hills offers fragrant scents of cranberry, forest floor, and tar, with ringing notes of violet and aniseed. The medium-bodied palate features just-ripe, floral red fruits, and abundant Angostura-like accents. It has fine, powdery, tannins and bursts of mouthwatering acidity that call you in for another sip on the long, flavorful finish.
Chanin Description
Gavin Chanin entered the wine world through an eight-year stint at Au Bon Climat, quickly becoming protégé of the late Jim Clendenen. Chanin founded his namesake label in 2007, an era that allowed him to secure contracts for old-vine plantings from some of the region's most historic vineyards while newly established sites were more in vogue. Much of the straightforward practicality learned from Clendenen is employed in the cellar: the Chardonnays are whole-cluster pressed, barrel fermented and aged on lees for 14 months, then racked and returned to barrel for another four months before bottling. Heavy-toast François Frères barrels are the norm—favoring the Bertranges forest for Chardonnay and Vosges for Pinot Noir—and range from 10% to 50% new. Pinot Noir generally includes 30% to 50% whole clusters, with slightly higher percentages of new wood. Across the spectrum, the wines continually balance supple generosity with focus and refinement, delivered through a deceptively slender frame despite their richly flavored nature.
Wine Advocate: 93 Points
Vinous: 91 Points
