TESTAROSSA Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir 2021

Winemaker Notes: Dark red hue. Scents of cherry cola, roasted raspberries, and vanilla bean unite in this blend of our finest Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir vineyards. In the background there are some notes of grapefruit and orange-zest which provide an element of freshness. Once on the palate, these qualities continue and are accentuated by dried cherry notes. Fine tannins with incredible depth and richness offer a pleasing experience while the modest acidity maintains a youthful, lively, and refreshing finish.

Press Reviews

93JAMES SUCKLING

Notes of ripe strawberries and cherries with spicy herbs, hibiscus and crushed rocks. Medium- to full-bodied, tense and concentrated with red fruit character and savory juiciness.

92WINE ENTHUSIAST

This is a winning appellation cuve from this single-vineyard specialist. Dark and pure aromas of boysenberry and oak lead from the nose into a wellstructured palate, loaded with berry, wood spice and a vanilla-kissed finish

90CONNOISSEURS’ GUIDE

Very young yet holding nothing back in the way of juicy, very well-defined fruit, Testarossas appellation bottling from the Santa Lucia Highlands is a solid and serious Pinot Noir that delivers the goods both on the nose and in its persistent, fruit-focused flavors. It tempts drinking now, and we would be loath to refuse a glass or two tonight, but, given a choice, we would hold off pulling its cork for another few years with absolute faith in its future

14.1% ABV