Mail Road 2022 Pinot Noir, Santa Rita Hills

                                                                                           
Limited release of Mail Road's Santa Rita Hills Pinot Noir. Winemaker Matt Dees (Jonata, The Hilt) is crafting some of the area's best wines. A Best Buy whil available.

Mount Carmel Vineyard is the exclusive purveyor to Mail Road Wines.  Mount Carmel Vineyard is located on a steep, south-facing cliff, north of the Santa Ynez River. Established in 1990 by Ron and Nancy Piazza, the vineyard is planted to a variety of own-rooted, organically and principally dry farmed, heritage Pinot Noir and Chardonnay clones. The vineyard is at 800 to 1000 feet elevation, with botella clay, limestone, diatomaceous earth, calcerous deposits and sandy loam soils.

92 Points - Jeb Dunnuck:  "Starting with the two Pinot Noirs from Mail Road Wines, both of which are from the Mt. Carmel Vineyard in the Sta. Rita Hills, the 2020 Pinot Noir Sta. Rita Hills reveals a vivid ruby hue as well as a bright, juicy, medium-bodied style in its ripe raspberry and cranberry fruits interwoven with sappy underbrush and chalky mineral-like nuances. It's balanced and has an elegant, streamlined texture as well as good length

 Fifty miles northwest of Santa Barbara, California, on a steep, south-facing cliff, a short few miles from the Pacific Ocean, Mail Road meets its end at the geographic center of The Sta. Rita Hills AVA, the historic and iconic Mt. Carmel Vineyard. The wines produced by Mt. Carmel fruit are remarkable in their lean toward site specifically and marked by deep concentration, exceptional depth, structural complexity and bracing acidity. Organic.