2018 Pinot Noir, Bien Nacido Vineyard

Awards

Wine Enthusiast 93 points.

"Dried berry, black-tea, hibiscus and loam aromas invite the nose into this bottling from an iconic vineyard. The palate is quite complex, offering sour-cherry, mace, sumac and tea-leaf flavors."

--Matt Kettmann

90 points/Gold Medal - 2022 Orange County Wine Society Fair Commercial Wine Competition

Food Pairing

Pair with lamb, stuffed quail, swordfish with caper and lemon sauce or perhaps even sea salt dark chocolate.

Production Notes

Pinot Noir clone 13 (Martini); 100 cases produced

Tasting Notes

Winemaker Norm Yost finesses his New World winemaking into an Old World wine expression. Let the earthy nose of this classic wine entice you into a web of dusty rose, fragrant dried fruit and brown spice aromatics. Enjoy luscious raspberry, currant and cranberry on the palate and a smooth lingering finish.

Vineyard Notes

This is our ninth vintage from the historic Bien Nacido Vineyards in Santa Maria Valley AVA. 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.