Lusine Santa Rita Hills Pinot Noir 2018
Trust your Taste
Pomegranate, strawberry and redcurrant meet cream-like notes, fig leaf and a little peppery citrus in this Californian Pinot Noir. A layered, rounded palate finishes with gentle oak tannins. Try it if you enjoy generous Pinot with fresh detail.
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Full presence, rounded texture and ripe fruit with fresh detail favour Broad palates. PalateKey groups wines by how they feel, helping you find styles you enjoy. Your own taste comes first.
This suits you if you enjoy rich, rounded Pinot with strawberry fruit and gentle oak grip.
It may not suit you if you prefer very light Pinot or a lower-alcohol style.
Tasting Notes
- Region Unitedstatesofamerica
- Extras New
- Style PinotnoirSoft Fruity Reds
- Type Red
- Grapes Pinot Noir
- Body Light-medium
Tasting Notes
- Region Unitedstatesofamerica
- Extras New
- Style PinotnoirSoft Fruity Reds
- Type Red
- Grapes Pinot Noir
- Body Light-medium
How this wine feels
This feels full and rounded, with gentle tannins giving a little shape. Ripe strawberry flavours fill the middle, while citrus and pepper lift the finish. It is a richer Pinot style with a warming presence.
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How much presence and firmness the wine has in your mouth.
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The fresh, mouth-watering edge of the wine.
Bitter, herbal or savoury character beyond the fruit.
How smooth and rounded the wine feels.
Ripe fruit character. This is not a sugar-sweetness rating.
Ripe fruit flavours can be present in dry wines. Sweet-Fruit Expression describes fruit character, not residual sugar.
Behind the bottle
Lusine Pinot Noir from Sta. Rita Hills, California.
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