Walt Wines Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir 2022 Red Wine

Walt Wines Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir 2022 

750 ml

95+ pts. Wine Enthusiast:

"This appellation cuvée is just as strong as the brand's single-vineyard expressions. Lovely aromas of cherry, berry, red flower, sumac and cinnamon draw the nose into the wine. Focused flavors of cherry and strawberry give way to peach and white pepper on the palate, where fine-grained tannins recall pulverized chalk."

You’re probably familiar with the Napa Valley Cabernet winery “Hall”. Well, co-owner Kathryn Walt Hall branched off and created sister winery “Walt Wines”, which focuses on producing high-quality Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. She sources her grapes from Oregon all the way down to Sta. Rita Hills, only bottling wines from select top-end vineyards. Sourcing from a couple of our personal favorite vineyards, we LOVE what she’s done with this Sta. Rita Hills Pinot!  – Wine Factor

FROM THE WINERY

TASTING NOTES

This wine showcases bright fruit flavors of red cherry, raspberry and pomegranate—complemented by a unique salinity characteristic of the region. Its lively, fleshy structure harmonizes with the fruit with just the right amount of grip through the mouthwatering finish.

WINEGROWING NOTES

Our Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir is crafted from a blend of vineyards that uniquely express the character in this region. From rolling hills to high elevation sites, the vines are exposed to fog and cooling ocean breezes. The resulting wine is rich, spicy, and bursting with concentrated flavors.

VINTAGE NOTES

The 2022 vintage wines are immediately appealing, showing fruit-forward aromatics, breadth, and sophistication. Even in the third year of drought, good vine growth was a pleasant surprise. Heavy rains started at the end of November, continued into early December, dried down, and arrived again near bud break, resaturating the soils. Frost in March contributed to a lighter crop. By July the season was tracking on the warmish side indicating an earlier harvest. Temperate weather was interrupted by a big heat wave in early September, which propelled earlier ripening sites into a fast-paced harvest window.

VINEYARDS - Clos Pepe, Our Lady of Guadalupe, La Encantada, and Pali

BARREL COMPOSITION - 30% New French Oak (François Frères)

BARREL AGING - 10 Months

ALCOHOL - 14.1%

WINEMAKERS - Alison Frichtl Hollister and Megan Gunderson