Red
Baker & Brain Escolle Vineyard Pinot Noir (Santa Lucia Highlands)
Santa Lucia Highlands · Central Coast · United States
Fact sheet
- Type
- Red
- Grape
- Pinot Noir
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Santa Lucia Highlands · Central Coast
- Appellation
- Santa Lucia Highlands
- Body
- medium
- Acidity
- medium
- Tannin
- medium
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
pato assado · cogumelos grelhados · cordeiro
Rated vintages
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201391 pts
Mineral aromas of gravel, graphite and crushed slate show on the nose of this bottling, leading into baked black plum and oak notes. It's a refreshing example from an appellation that tends toward richer, jammy styles. The palate offers raspberry and dried thyme flavors, with a…
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201292 pts
A study of the darker side of the grape from Josh Baker and Matt Brain, this shows black cherry, olallieberry, sarsaparilla and black pepper on the nose. The palate is also unctuous with black licorice, black cherry and cola, with eucalyptus and sage spices adding excellent comp…