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Tasting notes
Score 96/100 · Drink 2025-2035, Erin Brooks, Wine Advocate, Oct 2023

The 2021 Pinot Noir Pastorale Vineyard is delicious straight from the bottle. Vinified with 24% whole clusters and matured for 14 months in 45% new oak, it's intense and expressive on the nose: baked rhubarb and blackberry jam aromas are complemented by touches of aniseed, tobacco leaves, citrus peel and bitters. The medium-bodied palate is chalky and fresh and offers generous, layered fruit. It's highly concentrated without broaching over-ripeness and delivers streaks of spice across the layered finish. 2,361 cases produced.

Critic scores

Critic scores
96
96/100

Erin Brooks, Wine Advocate

About the producer

Joseph Phelps - Producer
Joseph Phelps

California winery Joseph Phelps is best known for its flagship Insignia cuvée, one of the first and finest proprietary red wines in the Napa Valley.

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Product details

Grape Blend

Pinot Noir

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

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