The 2022 Pinot Noir MacIntyre Estate Vineyard, all from the Calera selection clone, is medium ruby-purple in color. It opens with an intense perfume of rose oil, wild blueberries, and pomegranate plus hints of spearmint, forest floor, and Sichuan pepper. The medium-bodied palate has a real skip in its step, with bright red and blue berry flavors, a racy backbone, and fine-grained tannins, finishing long and fragrant.

The MacIntyre Estate Vineyard was planted in 2016 from Calera clone only, on very sandy soil, and the tight compact berries ripen at low sugar levels. The 2022 Pinot Noir MacIntyre Estate Vineyard is a bright ruby color and offers notes of fresh fruit, savory sea spray, tea leaf, and bright redcurrants. It’s medium-bodied, with fine but present tannins and shares a lot of similarities with the 2014, with a balanced spine of acidity to tie it all together. Drink it over the next 10-15 years.

The 2022 Pinot Noir MacIntyre Estate Vineyard was harvested on August 24 before the Labor Day heat wave. It has intoxicating aromas of pomegranate, rhubarb, hibiscus tea and iodine. The light-bodied palate is expressive and pure with a finely astringent texture, mouthwatering acidity and a long, latent finish. It will benefit from 3-5 years in bottle. 748 cases were made. (EB) 94+