Pinot Noir

Kessler-Haak 2013 Pinot Noir

Featured in our Pinot Noir Wine of the Month Club

Symphony: Sta. Rita Hills AVA
93 Points — Wine Enthusiast
90 Points — Prince of Pinot

Appellation: Sta. Rita Hills AVA, Santa Barbara County
Grapes: 100% Pinot Noir
Aged: 10 months in French and Hungarian Oak, bottle aged for 34 months
Cases Produced: 110

The fruit used is exclusively from Kessler-Haak’s cold climate estate vineyard off HWY 246 that was planted in 2005. Nose is somewhat restrained but offers some black fruit overtones with a chocolaty presence. The palate dances with full-bodied fruit flavors and an oak seasoning that favors a mocha finish. The wine is velvety in the mouth and contains firm tannins that extend to a desirable long finish charged with tons of fruit. This 100% Pinot Noir was aged for 10 months in French and Hungarian oak barrels.

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