Windstream Pinot Noir is sourced from our Sarmento Vineyard in Monterey County’s Santa Lucia Highlands appellation. With close proximity to the Pacific Ocean; the region’s foggy mornings melt into sunny days with cool, late afternoon breezes, a climate that allows grapes to ripen fully while retaining natural acidity.
This wine is filled with concentrated flavors of black cherry, raspberry and dark plum. Barrel aging provides notes of cedar and brown spice with hints of vanilla. Try with venison steak, beef bourguignon or roasted asparagus.
91 Wine Enthusiast Black plum, anise and turned earth aromas converge on the nose of this bottling. The palate is more bold than expected with rich black plum, fennel and game flavors that are wrapped in a firm texture.
90 Jeb Dunnuck The cooler conditions of the vintage give the 2023 Pinot Noir Estate Sarmento Vineyard more restraint than earlier vintages. Tightly tannic still, it offers dark fruit and a slatey texture, accented in earthy forest pine and white and black pepper. It’s still full-bodied and robustly concentrated but represents good value.
