- Practicing Organic
- 100% Pinot Noir (Mt. Eden, Pommard, 667, 115 clones)
- Mae Estate Vineyard (Sta. Rita Hills AVA)
- Planted in 2017
- Elder series and Tierra complex sandy loam soils
- Hand-harvested
- 33% whole-cluster
- Native yeast fermentation in 36-76 hectoliter wood vats
- Pump overs employed in the first week of fermentation
- After 15-18 days the wine is pressed off into tank to settle
- Aged in 228L French barrique (50% new)
- Bottled unfined & unfiltered
- 375 cases produced
- 13.5% abv
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2023
Country:
United States
Region:
California
Appellation:
Santa Rita Hills
Variety:
Pinot Noir
Color:
Red
Farming Practice:
Practicing Organic
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | US-TYL-46-23 | 6/750ml |
Press & Reviews
Vinous
Score
96
Date
2025-08-28
"The 2023 Pinot Noir Mae Estate Vineyard has impressive depth and hits a resonant upper register that the other Pinots in the lineup don't quite reach. Power and finesse come together beautifully in a wine that marries dark cherry fruit with earthy undercurrents and a strong mineral streak. Concentrated yet weightless, it's a gorgeous expression of place, with a finish that lingers effortlessly."
Wine Advocate
Score
93
Date
2025-11-06
"The 2023 Pinot Noir Mae Estate is among the more high-toned Pinot Noirs in the range, opening with an elegant, spice-driven bouquet supported by beaming red fruits and crushed stone aromas. It offers a bit more textural power on the palate, which is otherwise silky and tensile as it carries into a chalky, earth-tinged finish framed by stem-derived tannins."
REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES
2022
Wine Advocate
Score
92
Date
2024-10-10
"Sourced from the eastern half of the vineyard, where the soil is more clay-rich, the 2022 Pinot Noir Mae Estate has pretty yet earth-driven aromas of dried herbs and flowers and turned soil. The palate is silky and vibrant, leading to a similarly earthen finish as alluded to on the nose, supported by granular tannins. This wakes up and comes together a bit in the glass and remains a beautifully crafted Pinot Noir, although the youth of the vines is apparent in the context of the more complete wines in the range."
Wine Advocate
Score
95
Date
2023-12-29
"The 2021 Pinot Noir Mae Estate is scented of briary fruit and nuances of black tea leaves, lavender, sage, bitter orange and Angostura bitters. The medium-bodied palate has a concentrated core of fragrant, layered fruit, finely chalky tannins and energetic acidity. It has a long, perfumed finish with spicy details and will benefit from a few years in bottle."
Vinous
Score
93
Date
2021-11-01
Wine Advocate
Score
93
Date
2022-03-15
Vinous
Score
91
Date
2023-09-21