03/27/2026
NEW PINOT NOIR RELEASES OUT NOW!!
2023 Fiddlestix Vineyard (pictured here enjoying Spring) and 2023 Black Label Pinots!
Click to our store or call 805.693.0077 to get yours.
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Greetings Everyone!
We are excited to release the last and longest lived of our Pinot Noirs from 2023. 2023 was a terrific vintage, basically, cool and long with Pinot Noir picks spaced out over a long 6 week period. During September and October John & Brandon are constantly heading out on Santa Rosa Road to check on the fruit and vine condition in each block and to pull cluster samples to evaluate back at the winery. We are in constant communication with our terrific vineyard managers regarding pick dates, and often we are able to pick the grapes within literally hours of our last sample. In 2023, with no severe weather to work around, we were able to dial in each pick at almost perfect timing. The grapes had phenolic and sugar ripeness, with sufficient balancing acidity even after a long season’s effort working on the vine. This is another testament to the climactic uniqueness of Sta. Rita Hills, with its famed refrigerated sunlight that promotes photosynthesis on a measured scale.
In addition, please see some other 2023 Pinot Noirs which are available and which are really showing the promise of 2023. After almost a year in bottle, they display youthful energy, with increasing complexity and expressiveness. The critics agree, so go online and grab several of your favorites!
