90 Points

2020 Baileyana El Pico Pinot Noir

 / 750ml
Tasting notes
Specs
Vintage outlook

This vintage of El Pico is balanced and beautifully extracted with aromas of strawberry jam, cherry and vanilla. There is a hint of cotton candy along with traces of cinnamon throughout the wine. The crisp, clean fruit matches well with silky sweet oak tannins. The oak provides a nice backbone, but does not over power the balanced acidity. This medium bodied Pinot finishes with delightful strawberry notes.

APPELLATION:

SLO Coast

VINEYARD SOURCE:

Green Gate and Spanish Springs – Clone and single block selections

VINEYARD CERTIFICATION:

SIP Certified Sustainable

CLONES:

115, 4 (Pommard), 943

SOILS:

Diablo series, clay loam, rocky marine sediment, volcanic remnants

HARVEST DATES:

August 31 – September 28, 2020

FERMENTATION:

Open top fermentation at 78˚F for 13-17 days

BARREL REGIME:

Aged in 40% new French oak barrels for 9 months

ALCOHOL:

14.5%

TA:

5.78 g/l

PH:

3.57

BOTTLING DATE:

July 2, 2021

CASES PRODUCED:

239

In 2020, the Edna Valley experienced a mild start to summer, which allowed the grapes to ripen slowly. The region saw much warmer temperatures which helped accelerate ripening, making this a unique vintage with bolder characteristics.

Tasting Notes

This vintage of El Pico is balanced and beautifully extracted with aromas of strawberry jam, cherry and vanilla. There is a hint of cotton candy along with traces of cinnamon throughout the wine. The crisp, clean fruit matches well with silky sweet oak tannins. The oak provides a nice backbone, but does not over power the balanced acidity. This medium bodied Pinot finishes with delightful strawberry notes.

Specs

APPELLATION:

SLO Coast

VINEYARD SOURCE:

Green Gate and Spanish Springs – Clone and single block selections

VINEYARD CERTIFICATION:

SIP Certified Sustainable

CLONES:

115, 4 (Pommard), 943

SOILS:

Diablo series, clay loam, rocky marine sediment, volcanic remnants

HARVEST DATES:

August 31 – September 28, 2020

FERMENTATION:

Open top fermentation at 78˚F for 13-17 days

BARREL REGIME:

Aged in 40% new French oak barrels for 9 months

ALCOHOL:

14.5%

TA:

5.78 g/l

PH:

3.57

BOTTLING DATE:

July 2, 2021

CASES PRODUCED:

239

Vintage & Winemaking

In 2020, the Edna Valley experienced a mild start to summer, which allowed the grapes to ripen slowly. The region saw much warmer temperatures which helped accelerate ripening, making this a unique vintage with bolder characteristics.

The Art of Making Our Wine

Throughout the millenia for which winemaking has existed, the humble grape has always been the star of the show. Its journey from a simple fruit to a complex, beautiful wine, is tastfully shepherded by the winemaker, asserting themself into the natural process while being mindful not to overly interfere with the wonder that is fermentation.

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