95 Points - The Wine Advocate

"The 2014 Pinot Noir Lotus is pale to medium ruby with an intense, powerful nose; pipe tobacco, warm blackberries, cinnamon stick and nutmeg, salami, cracked peppercorn, potpourri, dusty earth, spiced cranberry sauce, stewed rhubarb and strawberry jam - there are so many layers here, I could keep smelling and naming scents.  Medium-bodied and smooth as silk, it transforms in the mouth from saline to orange to rose to warm fruits, building in intensity, with pleasantly chewy tannins and mouthwatering freshness to counter, finishing very long, very spicy and with tons of energy. Wow!  It's drinking beautifully right now, but if you can keep your paws off, this will be stunning with a few years of bottle age" (Drink Date 2020-2030)  - Erin Brooks, The Wine Advocate 

Only one barrel produced (15 cases available)

Elegant, meaning bright and fresh with notes of red fruit; cranberries, raspberries, and pomegranate, with more savory, umami, and wild flavors and aromatics behind the red fruit. Light bodied, fine tannin and bright acid give this wine length, focus, and a long finish.

This Cargasacchi Vineyard Pinot Noir is crunchy and fun and drinking well right now.

94 Points - The Wine Advocate

Big aromatics with spice and pretty red fruit aromatics, flavors of cherries, pomegranate, and strawberries. It has richness and a smooth saline texture on the palate as well as great depth and weight with a long persistent finish.

95 POINTS - Jeb Dunnuck

The density of the 2015 vintage is seen in this wine as well.  Rhubarb, wild strawberries, dark cherries, with complex spice aromatics. Rich and layered on an expansive mid-palate. The weight of this wines and its powerful flavors linger on in a lengthy finish.

96 Points - Jeb Dunnuck

100% Pommard clone. The 2015’s have great density and concentration.  Dark, textured, polished, with a saturating mouthfeel.  Black cherries, figs and dates up front, richness and red fruit on palate and finish.  Complex and interesting.

94 Points - The Wine Advocate

The pale to medium ruby colored 2015 Pinot Noir Melville Vineyard gives up scents of saline, tangerine peel, dusty earth, dried herbs, pipe tobacco and charcuterie with ripe strawberry, Earl Grey tea and black and red cherries and berries—subtle, pretty layers. Light to medium-bodied, it's silky and saline on entry, expanding into perfumed fruits and spices, with a backbone of plush, grainy tannins and very juicy acidity, finishing long, spicy and alive with energy. - Erin Brooks

94 Points - The Wine Advocate

Wow! Dense, complex, dark, powerful aromatics with huge intensity and concentration on the palate. It’s easy to get lost in these powerful aromatics….plums, dark berries, and holiday spices. Lots of structure, this is a serious wine that definitely shows the density of 2015. Mouthcoating and ready to take over your palate, the finish goes on seemingly forever. Only 2 barrels made, save some for the cellar.

92 Points - Jeb Dunnuck

This is a savory, spicy, earth driven wine that belongs on the dinner table. Spice/herb aromatics with fruit flavors of under-ripe plums and wild berries. Fine tannins provide focus and add length to the briny and umami mouthfeel.  Elegant, bright, balanced, and very food friendly. 

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.