2016 Pinot Noir, Bien Nacido Vineyard

Awards

Wine Enthusiast 93 points.

"Gamy aromas of leather and raw meat mesh into deep cherry and raspberry on the nose of this bottling. Dried and raw meat flavors pop on the sip, where intense black-plum fruit is lifted by white-pepper spice."

--Matt Kettmann

Food Pairing

Pair with slow cooked pork belly, smoked pork loin or caramlized veal chop. Dark chocolate with sea salt or Lamb Choppers Sheep's milk cheese are also tasty pairings.

Production Notes

Pinot Noir clone 13; 98 cases produced.

Tasting Notes

Let the garnet rim and ruby core of this wine lure you into a more profound experience. Enjoy the layered aromatics of this sultry wine, including Black Velvet rose, mulberry, dried sage and worn tanned leather. Cranberry, Santa Rosa plum, briar patch with juicy acidity and a long finish, will tantalize you on the palate. 

Vineyard Notes

This is our seventh vintage from the historic Bien Nacido Vineyards in Santa Maria Valley AVA and we think every vintage just keeps getting better. In 2010, Flying Goat Cellars began sourcing grapes from old vines at Bien Nacido Vineyard Block N. We source Martini clone (clone 13) from the original 1973 plantings that came from stock grown by the University of California, Davis, and grow on their own roots. The vineyard has 12×7 spacing and vertical shoot positioning (VSP) trellis system. Soil type is Elder loam and Elder shaly loam on a 9-15% slope, allowing for great drainage. The Miller family own and farm this vineyard, along with Solomon Hills.