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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92
92/100
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
88
88/100
Joe Czerwinski, Wine Advocate
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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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