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Whitcraft, Santa Lucia Highlands Escolle Vineyard Pinot Noir, 2023

Red Wine from California, United States
by Whitcraft
$76.99
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Escolle sits on the benchland terraces of the Santa Lucia Highlands, above the Salinas Valley floor, where decomposed-granite soils and ferocious afternoon wind produce a darker, more muscular style of Pinot Noir than the cool coastal sites further south. Where the Sta. Rita Hills gives red-fruited perfume, the SLH tends to push toward black cherry and depth — and Whitcraft lets that difference speak. Drake Whitcraft, running the winery his late father Chris founded, interprets the fruit with a deliberately minimal hand: native yeasts, whole-cluster fermentation, no new oak, minimal sulfur, and no fining or filtration. It's the natural, honest Whitcraft signature applied to one of Monterey County's most powerful Pinot sites. A great way to taste what changes when you move the same winemaker up the coast.

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Antonio Galloni

93 points

"The 2023 Pinot Noir Escolle Vineyard is a great interpretation of this site in the Santa Lucia Highlands. Lavender, tobacco, gravel, pure bright red cherry fruit and soft, calibrated acids keep this interesting from start to finish. There's a sense of quiet confidence here that's especially appealing." —Billy Norris

Robert Parker

92 points

"Despite occupying a darker side of the Whitcraft Pinot Noir roster, the 2023 Pinot Noir Escolle Vineyard is juicy, succulent and lifted on the nose. In the mouth, it combines lacy elegance with a fine-grained tannin structure, leading to a latent, slowly building finish that suggests a year or two in the cellar could help it unwind." —Matthew Luczy

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Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Pinot Noir

  • Vintage

    2023

  • Size

    750ml

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Medium Bodied

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Grilled duck, braised short ribs, lamb sausage, or a black-pepper mushroom ragù.

Tasting Profile

Black cherry, plum, dried herbs and a savory earthiness. Medium-bodied with more depth and grip than a coastal Pinot, firm-but-fine tannins, fresh acidity, long finish.

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