Etude - Fiddlesix Vineyard Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir 2020 (750ml)
Price: $51.99
| Producer | Etude |
| Country | United States |
| Region | California |
| Subregion | Sta. Rita Hills |
| Varietal | Pinot Noir |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Sku | 8587 |
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This vintage of Fiddlestix Pinot Noir shows a shimmering ruby-red color with fragrant aromas of crushed red berries, sweet spice, and subtle hints of rose petal and orange peel. Medium-bodied and silky, the palate is open and inviting, providing a creamy texture with notes of wild strawberry, brambleberry, blueberry, and a warming graham cracker crust spiced finish. Lively notes of wild lavender, fresh mint, and camphor tree blossom provide a lifted, delicate note, supported by a beautifully earthy minerality, giving this wine depth and nuance. Well-integrated, seamless tannins provide a refinement and grace exemplary of the finest Pinot Noirs.
Etude Description
Etude was founded on the philosophy that winemaking begins in the vineyard long before the harvest and that superior grape growing diminishes the need for intervention by the winemaker, resulting in wine that is grown, not made. This remains our approach today as we continue to build the Etude legacy.
James Suckling: 95 Points
Extremely floral with lemon blossom, sliced orange and slightly under-ripe strawberry. Cranberry. Medium to full body. Linear and energetic with a fine and long tannin structure. Drink or hold.
Vinous: 93 Points
The 2020 Pinot Noir Fiddlestix Vienyard is laced with crushed red/purplish berry fruit, wild herbs, lavender, sage and rose petal. Aromatic and fleshy, the Fiddlestix is super-expressive today, and pretty classy, too. Hints of kirsch, blood orange and cinnamon linger.
Wine Spectator: 92 Points
Suave, with creamed plum and crushed blackberry notes carried by a sleek structure through an anise- and black tea–infused finish, which lets the fruit take an encore.
Wine Advocate: 91 Points
Blended from several blocks, the 2020 Pinot Noir Fiddlestix Vineyard is mostly Dijon clones, with a dash of Pommard. It's gently smoky and herbal on the nose, with floral nuances and notes of ripe cherries and strawberries. Aged a year in 25% new French oak, it's medium to full-bodied, with a silky feel and a long, mouthwatering finish.
