Bien Nacido, Santa Maria Valley Pinot Noir Vintage:2020 This is one of the

This is one of the top releases from Piedmont this year

intense and beguilingly delicious medium weight flavors that culminate in a mineral-driven

This is really quite good and should drink well both young and with a few years of age

racy and super-saline-inflected flavors that culminate in an almost painfully intense and bitter lemon-inflected finale

Bien Nacido, Santa Maria Valley Pinot Noir Vintage:2020 This is one of theThe 2020 Pinot Noir Bien Nacido Vineyard comes from across the estate and was matured in about 45% new oak. Grapes were entirely destemmed this year. "I was really worried about smoke taint," winemaker Anthony Avila says. "It's said that you must discard all the green parts of the plant. It was the right choice, and I'd do it again." Instead of using whole clusters, "We kept our foot on the gas in terms of extraction," Avila explains. "We did more