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Dragonette's Black Label Pinot Noir is a blend of Pinot Noir from Bentrock (46%), Fiddlestix (30%), and Radian (23%). These sites are among the best in all of Santa Barbara County, and it is essential that Dragonette, one of the county's top producers, is sourcing grapes from them. The vines are rooted in a mix of complex soil series containing some form of diatomaceous earth and chert, sand, and clay loam. Like all of Dragonette's wines, this is native yeast fermented and whole cluster pressed. From a deep ruby hue with red brick hues comes a fantastically aromatic wine rich with Bing cherry, espresso bean, toasty sandalwood and cedar. It is a totally seductive wine on the palate, with lacy, cooling acidity that frames candied Bing cherry, ripe Fuji apple, blood orange and grapefruit zest, all nuanced by fragrant Indian spices of curry and cardamom. Black tea tannins layer in structure, and a lengthy finish reveals a host of rose petal notes nuanced by chalky minerals. Long, inviting, and completely enticing. One to cellar.

Pinot Noir / Pinot Nero

Dragonette, Black Label Pinot Noir, Santa Barbara County, Santa Rita Hills, California, USA, 2019

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Dragonette's Black Label Pinot Noir is a blend of Pinot Noir from Bentrock (46%), Fiddlestix (30%), and Radian (23%). These site

Dragonette, Black Label Pinot Noir, Sta Rita Hills, Santa Barbara County, California, USA 2019

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