Winery Sanford - Sanford & Benedict Vineyard Pinot Noir

Winery SanfordSanford & Benedict Vineyard Pinot Noir

4.3
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Sanford & Benedict Vineyard Pinot Noir of Winery Sanford is a red wine from the region of Sta. Rita Hills of California.
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Pinot Noir.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
The Sanford & Benedict Vineyard Pinot Noir of the Winery Sanford is in the top 10 of wines of Sta. Rita Hills.

Taste structure of the Sanford & Benedict Vineyard Pinot Noir from the Winery Sanford

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Sanford & Benedict Vineyard Pinot Noir of Winery Sanford in the region of California is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, clove

Wine with earth taste

earthy, smoke

Wine with spices taste

pepper, cinnamon

Wine with vegetal taste

rhubarb, celery

Wine with floral taste

violet

On the nose the Sanford & Benedict Vineyard Pinot Noir of Winery Sanford in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of cherry, cinnamon or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, baking spice or spices.

Details and technical informations about Winery Sanford's Sanford & Benedict Vineyard Pinot Noir.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

Last vintages of this wine

Sanford & Benedict Vineyard Pinot Noir - 2017
In the top 10 of of Sta. Rita Hills wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Sanford & Benedict Vineyard Pinot Noir - 2016
In the top 10 of of Sta. Rita Hills wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5
Sanford & Benedict Vineyard Pinot Noir - 2015
In the top 10 of of Sta. Rita Hills wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Sanford & Benedict Vineyard Pinot Noir - 2014
In the top 10 of of Sta. Rita Hills wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Sanford & Benedict Vineyard Pinot Noir - 2013
In the top 10 of of Sta. Rita Hills wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Sanford & Benedict Vineyard Pinot Noir - 2012
In the top 10 of of Sta. Rita Hills wines
Average rating: 411110
Sanford & Benedict Vineyard Pinot Noir - 2011
In the top 10 of of Sta. Rita Hills wines
Average rating: 4.111110

The best vintages of Sanford & Benedict Vineyard Pinot Noir from Winery Sanford are 2016, 2017, 2014, 2009 and 2015.

Informations about the Winery Sanford

The winery offers 46 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
This winery is part of the Terlato Wine Group.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Sta. Rita Hills in the region of California

The Winery Sanford is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 41 wines for sale in the of Sta. Rita Hills to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 2000 of of United States wines
In the top 10 of of Sta. Rita Hills wines
In the top 4000 of red wines
In the top 5000 wines of the world

The wine region of Sta. Rita Hills

The wine region of Sta. Rita Hills is located in the region of Santa Barbara County of California of United States. We currently count 268 estates and châteaux in the of Sta. Rita Hills, producing 792 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture.


The wine region of California

California is the largest and most important wine region in the United States. It represents the southern two-thirds (850 miles or 1,370 kilometers) of the country's west coast. (Oregon and Washington make up the rest. ) The state also spans nearly 10 degrees of latitude.

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