2018 Domaine de la Côte "Bloom's Field" Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir

“The 2018 Pinot Noir Bloom's Field explodes from the glass with a heady concoction of dark red fruit, herbs, licorice, rose petal and orange peel. Aromatically intense and finely cut, the Bloom's Field is an unforgettable wine. Everything is so vivid, so nuanced. Beams of acid and saline minerality wrap around the sculpted finish. The 2018 Bloom's Field is an epic Pinot that redefines what the Sta. Rita Hills is all about. Don't miss it. (AG)” (08/2020)

“Composed of fruit from heritage pinot clones on a west-facing, windswept vineyard, Bloom’s Field is perhaps the most savory of the Domaine de la Côte pinot lineup. The fruit isn’t shy, but it reads as a kind of smoky strawberry compote, with notes of herbs, bay and olive leaf. It’s sanguine and energetic; for smoked trout.” (10/2020)

“The 2018 Pinot Noir Bloom's Field has a medium ruby color and a nose of raspberries and blackberries with touches of dried flowers and iron. The palate is silky, perfumed and light on its feet, with loads of nuanced flavor layers and a long, ethereal finish. (EB)” (10/2020)

“The 2018 vintage of Bloom’s Field pinot noir from Domaine de la Côte is a lovely young wine in the making, offering up a quite black fruity bouquet this year of dark berries, bitter chocolate, some weedy notes from the whole clusters, bonfire, dark soil tones and a bit of cedar. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, focused and tangy, with a lovely core of sappy black fruit, very good soil signature and grip, ripe, fine-grained tannins and a long, vibrant and still quite primary finish. This needs some time to let its secondary layer of complexity unfold. (JG) 92+” (12/2020)