Big Basin Pinot Noir Ascona Vineyard 2022
Red
Santa Cruz Mountains, United States
7.1
WineSaint
Mineral-driven and tightly coiled, showing red currant, dried herbs and earthy spice on a lean, structured frame. The mountain fruit has natural tension and grip, but feels locked up and reserved. This needs several years to soften and reveal its potential depth.
red currantdried herbsearthy spicemineral
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.