Big Basin Pinot Noir Coastview Vineyard 2018
Red
Santa Cruz Mountains, United States
7.8
WineSaint
Muscular tannins currently overshadow the red fruit core, though glimpses of cherry and spice emerge with aeration. The structure suggests serious potential once the elements find their balance. Built for the cellar - needs time to shed its youthful grip and reveal the complexity lurking beneath.
red cherryspicefirm tanninsmineral
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Big Basin
→Big Basin works with cool-climate Santa Cruz Mountains sites and reaches into the Central Coast for old-vine Rhône and Carignan fruit, producing Pinot Noir and Chardonnay alongside varieties most California producers overlook.