By Mansfield-Dunne
2018 Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir

Tasting Notes
A cool-climate-styled offering, the 2018 Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir is defined by notes of violets, forest floor, sage, black cherry, dried raspberry, molasses, vanilla, and toast. The palate shows a structural finesse between acidity, oak, and soft tannins - our two vineyards' climates show themselves and truly compliment one another in this wine.

Wine Details
Harvest Dates: 10/6/18 - 10/11/18
Clonal Selection: Pommard, Swan, Calera, 2A, 23, 115, 667, 777, 828, 943
Barrel Aging: 43% new French oak for ten months
Drinking Window: 2020-2028
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Mansfield-Dunne 2018 Pinot Noir (Santa Lucia Highlands)
Rating: 93
Price: $39
Variety: Pinot Noir
Appellation: Santa Lucia Highlands, Central Coast, California, US
Winery: Mansfield-Dunne
Alcohol: 14.3%
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Category: Red
Date Published: 12/31/2020
Reviewed by: Matt Kettmann
Rich aromas of black plum, blackberry, melted licorice and hearty oak spice show on the powerful nose of this appellation blend. The palate is packed with deliciously extracted fruit, offering deep, hearty and rugged flavors of boysenberry and garam masala spice.

Mansfield-Dunne Wines 2018 Pinot Noir
Points: 92
Santa Lucia Highlands, Central Coast
Red wine from United States
Drinking window: 2021 - 2027
Brilliant ruby-red. Red and blue fruit, pungent flowers and black cardamom on the expressive nose. Densely packed and chewy on the palate, offering bitter cherry and black raspberry flavors that loosen up and turn sweeter with air. Quite powerful for an entry-level bottling, finishing long and smooth, with harmonious tannins and a lingering berry note.
Josh Raynolds. Tasting date: September 2020

MANSFIELD-DUNNE Pinot Noir Santa Lucia Highlands 2018
Score: 89
Release Price: $39
Region: California / Santa Lucia Highlands
Color: Red
Issue: Oct 15, 2020
Brambly, with loamy accents to the dark fruit, cherry tart and boysenberry flavors. Pastry notes midpalate lead to a creamy and well-spiced finish. Drink now through 2023. — KM