Rick Boyer Santa Barbara Pinot Noir 2017
Rick Boyer Santa Barbara Pinot Noir 2017
About the wine
This spiced, barrel-aged red begs for a crackling wood fire...
- Smooth, sumptuous and rich old-vine Pinot Noir, harvested from the breezy oceanside hills of Santa Barbara County.
- Rick let nature do its best work and made your elegant Central Coast red with minimal intervention – after harvest, he gathered up all of his grapes into oak barrels, and let every delicate fruit flavor build to a crescendo of smoky dark cherries. Mmmm.
- This is a rich, complex Pinot (and a gold medal winner!) – so silky, lush and round, it'll wrap you in warmth like a winter sweater. If you're hankering for perfect holiday wine, you've found it.
Best before
The wine will age well for 6-8 years. It is soft in the mouth with lots of upfront fruit and built to be consumed early in its life, so open and enjoy now.
Serving advice
Open it. Pour it into a nice glass. Share with family and friends. Can benefit from some decanting/aeration but not needed.
Food match
Fresh caught Monterey Bay salmon on the grill. BBQ turkey thighs with a rosemary wood fire.
Wild mushrooms with fresh tarragon. Homemade pizza with smoked salmon, goat cheese, leeks, Kalamata olives and olive oil.
Contains sulphites
Always check the label
USA
Santa Barbara County
Pinot noir
Fruity Red
13.5% ABV
750ml
Wine profile
Meet the winemaker - Rick Boyer
- We’ve been looking for an experienced winemaker familiar with the
Central Coast and Monterey area in particular – we knew Rick fit the bill. He's farmed gorgeous, cool SoCal vineyards for over 25 years! - He had been making wine his whole life, but got out of the biz (to start a bonsai
business) because the risk and middlemen got in the way of his passion. He's back in, thanks to you! - What makes Rick's wines special? "I take a different perspective compared to a lot of other wines out there - like Euro style; feminine; delicate - like focused generous reds, focused complex whites; plenty of persistence, fruit, and flavor."
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