2023 Cuvée Natalie Pinot Noir
Notes
Medium to dark Ruby red-purple. Soft red crushed rose petal high perfumes, violets, ripe pomegranate, iron filings and tea. Fresh picked raspberries and wild blackberries. Medium bodied, yet tense and vibrant with multiple deep layers. Polished and silken on the palate, finely weighted. Threaded with fine-grained tannins that play to a long, lingering finish. Remarkable expression of this site.
Reviews
97
Lisa Perrotti-Brown
Pale to medium ruby-purple colored, the 2023 Pinot Noir Silver Belt Vineyard Cuvee Natalie shimmies out with fragrant notes of fresh raspberries and crushed red cherries, followed by hints of red roses, lavender, cinnamon stick, and Sichuan pepper. The medium-bodied palate is silky and refreshing with layer upon layer of red berry flavors, finishing long and perfumed. Beautiful!
96
Jim Gordon
Complex and classic flavors of tea, spices and cherries light up this medium-bodied wine. It offers great balance, with a tangy bite in the texture and moderate tannins lifting sour cherry, cranberry, clove, black tea and forest floor nuances. Fresh on the palate and lingering in the finish. Drink now or hold.
94
Audrey Frick
Pouring a youthful red color, the 2023 Pinot Noir Silver Belt Vineyard Cuvee Natalie is layered on the nose with aromas of clove, iron, and cherries. It’s sanguine and iron-rich on the palate, with medium to full-bodied richness and a long, warming finish. Drink 2025-2040.
96
Antonio Galloni
The 2023 Pinot Noir Silver Belt Vineyard Cuvée Natalie is gorgeous. Orange peel, sage, dried herbs and delicate earthy undertones play off a core of dark blue/purplish fruit. Blood orange and pomegranate accents lend brightness as the 2023 start to open in the glass. This mid-weight, beautifully delineated Pinot hits all the right notes. As always, the Silver Belt is a bit more savory in style than the Laguna Ridge.
94
Erin Brooks
The 2023 Pinot Noir Cuvée Natalie Silver Belt Vineyard has alluring aromas of wild cherry, cranberry, Earl Grey tea leaves, mossy bark and quinine. The medium-bodied palate pairs concentrated, red fruit flavors with well-integrated new oak spice. It’s structured by velvety tannins and bright acidity and has a long, layered finish.