Mexico

Valle de Guadalupe

Medium

Cork

Perhaps the biggest surprise of my El Cielo tasting, a Pinot Noir of sheer elegance grown in the desert climate of Mexico's Valle de Guadalupe. This estate Pinot Noir is a 100% Pommard clone. Gorgeous floral notes of hibiscus, rose petals, and dried violets open the aromatics. They frame ripe, freshly muddled strawberries, a whisper of pine sap and dried mint leaf. Stylistically, they're opting for an Old World elegance over a ‘California ripe’ approach to the Mexican desert. The palate shows a savoury side with black tea, dried lavender and herbs. There are ample wild red berries and piquant notes of blood orange hints of turned earth.  Tasted with winemaker Jesús Rivera and owner Gustavo Ortega Joaquín in November of 2024 at the estate.

Pinot Noir / Pinot Nero

El Cielo, Aristótles, Valle de Guadalupe, Baja California, Mexico, 2019

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Perhaps the biggest surprise of my El Cielo tasting, a Pinot Noir of sheer elegance grown in the desert climate of Mexico's Vall

El Cielo, Aristótles, Valle de Guadalupe, Baja California, Mexico 2019

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