Mount Eden Santa Cruz Mtns Estate Pinot Noir 2013

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Mount Eden Santa Cruz Mtns Estate Pinot Noir 2013Martin Ray planted Pinot Noir at Mount Eden in 1945. The budwood came from Paul Massons original vineyard near Mount Eden. Because Masson was a good friend of the Louis Latour family of Burgundy, it is likely the selection came from one of Latours finest vineyards and was brought by Masson to California during the 1880s. The faith Ray demonstrated in this difficult red wine variety, at a time when America had little appreciation of fine wine, was

Taylor-20YearTawny

which seems to be pushed completely to the background

slightly spiced

OldRipVanWinkleFamilyReserve20Yr-750ml

The palate is medium-bodied with crisp tannin

spices and blackberries

and the combination of old vines and 100% whole cluster pressing forever changed what we thought were the limits of New World pinot noir

Jameson-750ml

adding further complexity

CropTomato-750ml

yellow cherries

and the combination of old vines and 50% whole cluster pressing forever changed what we thought were the limits of New World pinot noir