2023 Ojai Vineyard Clima Frio Pinot Noir [V91]

Producer: The Ojai Vineyard  
Region: Santa Barbara, Central Coast, California 
Varietal: Pinot Noir  
Year: 2023 

Vinous, 91 Points 

"Just bottled, the 2023 Pinot Noir Clima Frío offers up hints of sweet red cherry, pipe tobacco, cedar, mint and dried flowers. This is an especially savory style that reflects the blend of fruit from Presqu’ile (a cool site—all destemmed) and Yellow Foxtrot. If this is the appellation wine, I cant wait to taste the vineyard designates." 

Winemaker Notes: 

"This 2023 Pinot Noir is the first of our new Clima Frío series, and we’re elated by what a dramatic and aromatic debut this is. This bottling cobbles together fruit grown in the Santa Maria Valley and just outside the Sta. Rita Hills. The wine is packed with earthy nuance while sporting lots of juicy, spicy fruit. It pulls you in with its wild aroma, which has pretty notes of dried rose, spice box, orange peel, and black tea. Then you’ll find it’s a just a joy to drink—juicy with ripe berries and cherry, refreshingly mineral, and there’s a fine spicy astringency that builds in the mid-palate onward. There’s lots of substance here, but it’s also a wine that’s very easy to enjoy a second glass." 

Alcohol: 13.5% 

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