Wine Advocate 96:
The 2021 Pinot Noir Sta. Rita Hills has a medium ruby color and pretty scents of cinnamon stick, aniseed, iron, underbrush and charcuterie with a core of red cherries and cranberries. Medium-bodied yet very concentrated, it has a powdery frame, sparks of refreshing acidity and a very long, graphite-driven finish. Precise and detailed, it deserves to spend another 2-3 years in bottle.
And one of the year’s four best Pinots for Wine & Spirits:
Heady and musky, with a tea-like spice, this has an assertive whole-cluster character and vibrant, Beaujolais-like, plum and dark cherry fruit. Lively and plump in a winning combination. This is a stylish, well-priced pinot from multiple vineyard sources, including Domaine de la Côte.
And Vinous says: “a tremendous appellation-level Pinot Noir and huge overachiever that could very well turn out even better than this note suggests.”
Parr, by the way, curated the Country’s best restaurant wine list at RN 74 – all the while listing no wines above 14% alcohol!
