2020 Etude Fiddlestix Santa Rita Hills Pinot Noir

"Extremely Floral & Energetic With a Fine and Long Tannin Structure" ~95 JS "Super-Expressive Today, and Pretty Classy, Too" ~Vinous Media BHW has the Lowest Price Anywhere! Free Shipping on 6 or More Bottles About the Wine Established in 1982 by founding winemaker Tony Soter, Etude set its sights on the cool-climate Carneros region with a singular focus: producing world-class wines. With a passion for the delicate and transparent nature of Pinot Noir, Soter believed it to be the most appropriate vehicle for studying wine growing. "Pinot Noir is a humbling pursuit," he remarked, "but when it’s right, it is a glorious and moving thing." In 2000, the Grace Benoist Ranch was developed after an eighteen-year journey to find the most suitable terroir for Etude's Estate vineyards. Here, a remarkable diversity of clonal varieties thrives, including seven Chardonnay clones, nine Heirloom Pinot Noir clones, and eight additional Pinot clones. These meticulously tended vineyard blocks, eac