Big Basin Pinot Noir Dune and Mountain 2018
Red
Santa Cruz Mountains, United States
7.6
WineSaint
Inky fruit and whole-cluster spice create a brooding, mineral-driven expression. The structure is imposing. Firm tannins and driving acidity that will need years to integrate. Floral notes lift the dense core of black cherry and earth. A powerhouse that demands cellaring through 2028.
black cherrywhole-cluster spicefloral notesearth
Label
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.