2014 | Big Basin Vineyards | Lester Family Vineyard Pinot Noir

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Red Wine: 2014 | Big Basin Vineyards | Lester Family Vineyard Pinot Noir

The near perfect growing conditions of 2014 presented perfectly ripened stems which they included during fermentation to enhance the aromatics, structure and aging potential of the wine.

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Producer: Big Basin Vineyards

Ratings: WA | 91WE | 95

Vintage: 2014

Size: 750ml

ABV: 13%

Varietal: Pinot Noir

Country/Region: United States, Central Coast

The near perfect growing conditions of 2014 presented perfectly ripened stems which they included during fermentation to enhance the aromatics, structure and aging potential of the wine. The 2014 Lester Pinot Noir was fermented with 100% whole clusters.

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate: The 2014 Pinot Noir Lester Family Vineyard reveals a vibrant ruby color to go with lots of spice-box, garrigue, licorice and both red and black fruits. Like the other cuvées here, it saw 100% whole clusters followed by 15 months in 25% new French oak. Comparatively, the stems are better integrated here, and it has a sappy, medium-bodied, structured feel on the palate that will benefit from short-term cellaring and evolve gracefully for a decade or more.

• Wine Enthusiast: Winemaker Bradley Brown manages to capture all of the redwood forest-like spice of this region in his lithe bottlings. This one offers fresh pomegranate and rose petal on the nose, plus woody touches of sandalwood and cedar. Bright acidity kicks off the sip, dropping into pencil shavings, thyme and cola, with dried raspberry fruit that runs from end to end.

Producer Information

Located in the heart of the Santa Cruz Mountains, Big Basin Vineyards is terraced into a steep hillside first planted to grape vines by French immigrants over 100 years ago. Their winery and the vineyards they work with are located at sites in the Santa Cruz and Gabilan Mountains that are as beautiful as they are exceptional for grape growing. They farm organically and practice minimal-intervention winemaking with the goal of producing wines that transparently and authentically express site and variety. Big Basin believes that their choice of vineyards, picking at the right time to retain intensity and elegance, and minimalistic winemaking practices are the keys to producing more aromatic and ethereal wines – new world wines with old world soul. Owner and winemaker Bradley Brown has been on a 20 year quest to produce beautiful and soulful wines. Winemaker Blake Yarger joined the team in 2017 and together they are always fine tuning practices to more transparently express the vineyards.