2014 Guidotti Vineyard Pinot Noir

The Guidotti family started their farming in Arroyo Seco with dairy, sugar beets and lettuce.  In 1951 the brothers’ father purchased this property in what is now in the Santa Lucia Highlands Appellation, at the time the property was used mainly to grow barley and to graze cattle.  The Guidottis continue to farm lettuce, seed crops and other row crops here.  In 2008 they added 12 acres of Pinot Noir to their ranch, located at the southern end of the Santa Lucia Highlands, choosing clones 115, 667 and Pommard.

Guidotti Pinot Noir is one of our four Monopole wines where Testarossa gets 100% of the fruit from the vineyard. 

"Brick red hue. Aromas of pomegranate, red cherry, cola, cranberry, unite with hints of nutmeg and spice. Flavors persist true to the aroma profile, elevating the sensory experience. The generous tannin profile is balanced with tangy acidity, giving way to a lively and lush palate. While this is one of our most windiest sites, it showcases an intricate, bright, and youthful finish. Enjoy now through 2021."

~Bill Brosseau, Director of Winemaking

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Accolades:

92 Points / Wine Enthusiast

One of One of the winery's best single-vineyard expressions of the vintage, this shows exotic pomegranate, light mulberry, wild strawberry and Asian plum-sauce notes on the nose along with rosebuds and a wound-up slate minerality. Strong acidity on the sip conveys dried and fresh sagebrush, eucalyptus oil and Earl Grey tea flavors against a base of black raspberry, red plum and ripe cranberry. ~Matt Kettmann Date Published 12/1/2016 Read more