Domaine de la Côte Pinot Noir 2021

In contrast to the big, jammy styles that typified Californian Pinot Noir in the past, Rajat Parr and Sashi Moorman take a lighter approach in both the vineyard and the winery. Their Sta Rita Hills estate is characterized by a remarkably cool climate, expressing a much lighter, crunchier, and more deeply perfumed wine.

Like all of their wines, this Pinot undergoes a completely whole bunch fermentation followed by a year of aging in French oak (30% new). Super approachable now but will definitely continue to develop over the next decade.

While most of Domaine de la Cote's offerings are single vineyard, site-specific wines, this particular cuvée is a blend of different parcels that demonstrate the quality and purity of the estate's fruit and winemaking.