Matt's Tasting Note:  Our 2016 Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir has a dark ruby red color with fresh aromatics of wild raspberries, red cherries, and ‘not over-ripe’ strawberries. Bright acidity and fine tannins add the right amount of ‘grippiness’ to the mouth coating and juicy texture.

93 points - Antonio Galloni, Vinous

"One of the most distinctive wines in the range, the 2014 Pinot Noir Las Hermanas Vineyard is captivating,  Fresh, nuanced and super-expressive, it hits on all the right notes.  Intense, perfumed aromatics, brigth fruit adn fine chiseled tannis give the wine its super distinctive personality.  There is much to like here."  

95 Points - Jeb Dunnuck, Wine Advocate

The Pinot Noir Rancho La Viña Vineyard is a stunning example of what this iconic vineyard can produce. Rose petal, quinine, sweet spices, blood orange and chalk give much of its unique, exotic personality. Lifted and gracious on the palate, striking depth throughout. The wine's structure is implied more than overtly stated.

“Another stem dominated cuvee that offers tons of charm and texture on the palate. Peppery herbs, tapenade, currants, smoked earth and stem notes all emerge from this medium to full-bodied, impressively textured Pinot Noir” - Jeb Dunnuck (95 points)

92 Points - Antonio Galloni, Vinous Media

The Turner Vineyard sits on 21 acres adjacent in the northern part of the Sta. Rita Hills. There are about 3 acres of Syrah planted at this dramatically cool site, with the balance planted to mostly Pinot Noir. The soils at Turner Vineyard are dark and clay-based with chunks of calcareous deposits throughout. 

“The 2014 Pinot Noir Turner Vineyard is very pretty and silky.  Aromatic and light on its feet, it is a wine of total finese.  Sweet floral notes, and bright red-toned fruit add complexity.  This is an understated, classy Pinot Noir from SAMsARA" 

93 Points - Jeb Dunnuck

The 2015 Pinot Noir Melville Vineyard is another beautiful wine ... Ripe cherries, rose petal, lavender, and gamey aromas all flow to a medium-bodied, nicely concentrated, layered 2015 that packs some serious intensity, yet gains more and more elegance with time in the glass. Aged the standard 22 months in 25% new barrels, it’s going to keep for a decade or more.