Nose & Palate: The near-perfect 2014 vintage is reflected in this Pinot Noir with its classic dark blackberry and cherry fruit core with hints of brown spice and earthiness. The vineyard is planted on hard, siliceous chert-gravel with well-drained soils and exhibits the famed complex character of Sta. The soft, velvety texture lingers on the palate.Дescription: Styled like classic Pinot Noir, rather than new-world versions, it does not try to overpower with raw muscle but instead captivates with a beautiful balance and nuanced flavours.ДЄwards: 90 points, 2015, Sommelier Capital Advisors 90 points, 2015, Sommelier Challenge.Д¬omposition: Our wine comes from one of the earliest planted north-facing vineyards overlooking the Santa Ynez River.

Rich, lively aromatics yield to flavours of dark cherries and notes of allspice. Nose & Palate: Our delightful Santa Barbara County Pinot Noir reflects the superb quality of the 2013 harvest. It was fermented in stainless steel and then aged in new and used French and American oak barrels for 6 months. Windrun 2013 Pinot NoirД¬omposition: This Pinot Noir is a blend of the grapes of 5 clones grown primarily in sandy loam in the Santa Maria Valley of Santa Barbara County. With traces of wild blackberry, earth, and allspice, punctuated by a luscious, long finish, this elegantly balanced wine will continue to reward with extended ageing.ДЄwards: 93 points Wine Enthusiast 90 points Wine Spectator. Rita Hills is known, showing a dark garnet colour and robust, sumptuous mouthfeel. It was barrel-aged for 20 months, 22% in new French oak.Дescription: This wine is an excellent example of the complex character for which wines from this area of the Sta. Located mid-appellation, this vineyard features well-drained, loam-and-gravel soils and plantings of four renowned Dijon Pinot Noir clones, including 667 and 115.

Our WinesД¬omposition: From one of the finest vintages in recent memory, WindrunвЂ™s 12th limited-production bottling is from fruit grown on a steep, north-facing slope above the Santa Ynez River. Windrun Wine has a proud relationship with its distributors, and extend to supply the best wine value in California Pinot Noir to this network of partners, who range from Idaho to Florida. Windrun wines are nationally distributed and carried in better restaurants and hotels, fine wine and liquor shops, select grocery stores, and a few chain stores.

The brand was born, and the first two Santa Barbara County wines, a 2009 Santa Barbara County Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, went to market later in the year. вЂњ WindrunвЂќ is a measure of the flow of cool breezes through a vineyard in the afternoon and evening, which is critical to the correct development of Burgundian grapes like Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. In naming the company, a term from Mr BrownвЂ™s viticulture experience was selected. When an opportunity presented itself to work with legendary California winemaker Ken Brown, a new venture was born. A lifelong interest in wines carried him to some of the most famous wine growing regions in the world, and that fed a desire to create his own brand using the wines of his home region on the central coast of California. Windrun Wine was founded by Lance Mason in 2010. They focus on selecting the finest wines made from grapes grown in the prime vineyards of coastal California, then carefully blend them to emphasize their aromatics and balanced flavours. The quality of Windrun wine surpasses many selling for twice as much.

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