It has been very rewarding to see that since the establishment of the Santa Rita Hills appellation there has been a great deal of positive press and consumer interest in the wines from this area.  We’ve enjoyed great success with our vineyard designated Santa Rita Hills Pinot Noirs from our Estate vineyard – Fe Ciega, and wines from the Mt. Carmel and Sanford & Benedict Vineyards.  I thought it would be very appealing to add a more affordable bottling of a Santa Rita Hills Pinot Noir.   This inspired the blending of a small lot of wine from Fess Parker’s Ashley’s Vineyard with smaller amounts of wine from Fe Ciega and Mt. Carmel Vineyards for added complexity.  

We are very pleased to release this very limited production bottling of an excellent example of Pinot Noir from this exciting appellation.

Though it is enjoyable now, this wine will age well with two to four years of additional bottle age.

Rick Longoria, Winemaker
April 1, 2005

Composition:  100% Pinot Noir:
Ashley’s Vineyard Pinot Noir:  76%
Fe Ciega Vineyard Pinot Noir:  16%
Mt. Carmel Vineyard Pinot Noir:  8%

Production: 165 cases
Lab analysis is not available at this time.
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