Fess Parker Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir 2017

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Vintage
2017

Size
750ML

ABV
14.1%

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Somm Note

Winemaker Notes

An elegant medium-bodied wine, with aromas of black cherry, sassafras, forest floor, baking spices, black tea, vanilla and sandalwood. Flavors of black cherry, red plum, wild strawberry and spice emerge on a savory finish.

Professional Ratings

  • 91
    COMMENTARY: The Fess Parker Winery has been one of the Central Coast's anchor wineries, and continues to stay consistent and grow. The 2017 Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir is an excellent example of how well this grape performs in this growing region. TASTING NOTES: This wine deftly combines richness and balance. Its aromas of red fruits, black tea, and earth should pair famously with grilled lamb chops. (Tasted: September 19, 2019, San Francisco, CA)
  • 90
    Strawberry, dried thyme and fennel pollen combine into a compelling nose on this always reliable appellation blend. It's bright and quite quaffable on the palate, where strawberry, red-plum and anise flavors arise.

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Established in 1989, the Fess Parker Winery has a long history in Santa Barbara Wine Country and is well known for its small-lot, hand harvested, vineyard-designated, and clonal selection Rhône and Burgundian varietals.

The winery specializes in estate grown Syrah, Riesling, and Viognier as well as Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from the Sta. Rita Hills and Santa Maria Valley AVA’s. Outstanding fruit sources, including some of the finest vineyards in the county, coupled with skilled winemaking, led by Blair Fox, form the foundation for the winery’s success. Fess Parker Winery’s estate vineyard, Rodney’s, received its SIP (Sustainable in Practice) Certification in 2020.

Now three generations in, the Fess Parker Family is proud to carry on Fess’s legacy of wine heritage and hospitality in Santa Barbara.

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Thin-skinned, finicky and temperamental, Pinot Noir is also one of the most rewarding grapes to grow and remains a labor of love for some of the greatest vignerons in Burgundy. Fairly adaptable but highly reflective of the environment in which it is grown, Pinot Noir prefers a cool climate and requires low yields to achieve high quality. Outside of France, outstanding examples come from in Oregon, California and throughout specific locations in wine-producing world. Somm Secret—André Tchelistcheff, California’s most influential post-Prohibition winemaker decidedly stayed away from the grape, claiming “God made Cabernet. The Devil made Pinot Noir.”

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A superior source of California Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, Sta. Rita Hills is the coolest, westernmost sub-region of the larger Santa Ynez Valley appellation within Santa Barbara County. This relatively new AVA is unquestionably one to keep an eye on.

The climate of Sta. Rita Hills is a natural match for Chardonnay and Pinot noir, thanks to the crisp ocean breezes and well-drained, limestone-rich calcareous soil. Here, grapes ripen just enough, while retaining brisk acidity and harmonious balance.

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