Winery Walt - Sierra Mar Pinot Noir

Winery WaltSierra Mar Pinot Noir

4.5
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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 world.
The Sierra Mar Pinot Noir of Winery Walt is a red wine from the region of Santa Lucia Highlands of California.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
The Sierra Mar Pinot Noir of the Winery Walt is in the top 70 of wines of Santa Lucia Highlands.

Taste structure of the Sierra Mar Pinot Noir from the Winery Walt

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Sierra Mar Pinot Noir of Winery Walt in the region of California is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Sierra Mar Pinot Noir of Winery Walt in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or spices.

Details and technical informations about Winery Walt's Sierra Mar Pinot Noir.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
15.3°
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

Sierra Mar Pinot Noir - 2018
In the top 70 of of Santa Lucia Highlands wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5
Sierra Mar Pinot Noir - 2017
In the top 70 of of Santa Lucia Highlands wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Sierra Mar Pinot Noir - 2016
In the top 70 of of Santa Lucia Highlands wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Sierra Mar Pinot Noir - 2015
In the top 70 of of Santa Lucia Highlands wines
Average rating: 4.611110.5
Sierra Mar Pinot Noir - 2014
In the top 70 of of Santa Lucia Highlands wines
Average rating: 4.611110.5

The best vintages of Sierra Mar Pinot Noir from Winery Walt are 2015, 2014, 2018, 2016 and 2017.

Informations about the Winery Walt

The winery offers 24 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.3.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Santa Lucia Highlands in the region of California
Find the Winery Walt on Facebook and on Twitter

The Winery Walt is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 24 wines for sale in the of Santa Lucia Highlands to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 650 of of United States wines
In the top 80 of of Santa Lucia Highlands wines
In the top 1500 of red wines
In the top 1500 wines of the world

The wine region of Santa Lucia Highlands

The wine region of Santa Lucia Highlands is located in the region of Monterey County of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Kosta Browne or the Domaine Peter Michael produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Santa Lucia Highlands are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Gewurztraminer, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Santa Lucia Highlands often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, rhubarb or graphite and sometimes also flavors of boysenberries, cedar or chalk.


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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The word of the wine: Hat

Solid part (marc), composed of pips and skins (sometimes of the stalk), which forms at the top of the tank during fermentation. The pigeage consists in breaking this cap to put back in suspension these elements and to favour the exchanges between the juice and the skins.

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