2012 Pinot Noir, Solomon Hills Vineyard
Specifications
- Acidity .66g/100mL
- Appellation Santa Maria Valley AVA
- Bottling Date November 20, 2013
- Harvest Date September 20, 2012
- ph 3.68
- Region Santa Barbara County
- Type Still
- Varietal Pinot Noir
- Vintage 2012
- Winemaker Norm Yost
Food Pairing
Pair with duck, venison, prosciutto, filet mignon or Midnight Moon goat cheese. Some call it, “Rendezvous Red for mysterious lovers.”
Production Notes
Clone 113; 201 cases produced.
Tasting Notes
Wise King Solomon and his hundreds of consorts would have been tempted by this seductive, irresistible wine. Pomegranate in color, enjoy hints of mushroom, cocoa and worn vintage leather on the smokey nose. Let your palate be teased by flavors of
Elephant Heart Plum and cherry.
Vineyard Notes
Solomon Hills is a stunning vineyard in the Santa Maria Valley, planted in 1999 and under the stewardship of the Miller Family’s vineyard crew. One of the coolest vineyard sites in the area, Solomon Hills nestles in a beautiful swale off of Highway 101 and Clark Road, southwest of the family’s other Santa Maria Valley vineyard, Bien Nacido. The vineyard is divided into four different blocks with each of these planted to a specific clone and rootstock best suited to soil type and microclimate. The rows designated for Flying Goat are all Dijon clone 113, and the block can be seen from the highway as it undulates up to the water tower at the top of the hillside. The vineyard is showing some maturity that was not apparent before 2009.