2020 Etude Pinot Noir North Canyon Vineyard

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Score 88/100 · Drink 2023-2028, Joe Czerwinski, Wine Advocate, May 2023

From a site in the Santa Maria Valley next to the famed Bien Nacido Vineyard, Etude's 2020 Pinot Noir North Canyon Vineyard is a blend of three Dijon clones that spent 10 months in 25% new French oak. It's gently floral, offering a hint of beet greens and bright red fruit (cherries and cranberries). Medium-bodied, it's silky but crisp and tart on the finish.

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90
90/100

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92
92/100

Antonio Galloni, Vinous

88
88/100

Joe Czerwinski, Wine Advocate

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92 points
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
Score 92/100 · Drink 2022-2028, Antonio Galloni, Vinous, Feb 2023

The 2020 Pinot Noir North Canyon Vineyard is a pretty rich, heady wine that shows how compelling this vintage is in Santa Barbara. A blast of dark fruit, red cherry, plum, spice, leather and menthol are dialed up in this exuberant, forward Pinot. There's not a ton of subtlety, but I am not sure that matters much.

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Red

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Dry

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