The Pinot Report Chimes In

Nervously we submitted our two 2005 Pinot Noir's to The Pinot Report a few months ago. The Pinot Report is a wine lovers publication that is written by Gregory Walter. He focuses solely on Western Pinot Noir. Meaning, he mainly tastes and scores high end Pinot Noir grown in California and Oregon. If there ever were an expert on Western Pinot Noir, this guy is it. So off they went.

It's stressful sending wines in for review. It's like putting a little piece of your heart and soul out there for scoring. We take so much care, from vineyard to bottle, to create the highest quality wine. We want people to enjoy it; we want customers to have a little piece of our vineyard. You, your friend's, neighbor's, and people at tasting events may love them, but the expert's have the final say- and it's public. If they don't like it, the readership will know about it. If they do like it.... well, that's what you hope for. Getting a good score is like getting an "A" on that calculus final you endlessly studied for. The validation that you are doing a great job and bringing forth a quality product that the experts would highly recommend to others is well worth the stress.

Below are the scores and notes that we received in Issue #53 of The Pinot Report. We are very proud. Receiving 90pts. as a relatively unknown vineyard and winery is outstanding, especially on only our second vintage. Gregory Walter is right. The Bien Nacido will be amazing if held for another year or so. Read on....

TreViti
Pinot Noir Central Coast 2005
Medium-deep ruby color; spicy, herbs and stewed cherry aromas; ripe, rich, spicy stewed cherry flavors with some herbs and sweet oak notes; good structure and balance; long finish. Rich, balanced style of Pinot with layers of flavors—quite nice to drink by itself.
98 cases made $30 Score: 90

TreViti
Pinot Noir Santa Maria Valley Bien Nacido Vineyard 2005
Deep ruby color; deep, closed, cocoa and spice aromas; ripe, closed, bit tight, deep cherry cocoa flavors; moderate oak and tannin; long finish. Deep style that's a bit closed right now. Make sure to give it plenty of air in the glass and be patient in the cellar.
146 cases made $30 Score: 87