2023 Ceritas Pinot Noir Hellenthal Vineyard
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The 2023 Pinot Noir Hellenthal Old Shop Block is seriously beautiful. Dark, vivid and exceptionally refined, the 2023 is immediately captivating right out of the gate. Dark blue/purplish fruit, lavender, spice, menthol and blood orange fill out the layers. The 2023 is dark and imposing, but not at all heavy. It's an archetype for the West Sonoma Coast. Superb.
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Jeb Dunnuck
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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A youthful red color, the 2023 Pinot Noir Hellenthal Old Shop Block is a more enveloping wine, with more notes of mossy earth and ripe black raspberries. On the palate, it’s medium-bodied but rounded and supple, with a silky texture and an enveloping feel. Tasted as a barrel sample, it’s more primary at this stage, but I sensed an underlying savoriness. The team from Ceritas are continuing to push the bar steadily higher, never resting on their laurels. The 2023 range from them is not to be missed.
About the producer
Created in 2005 by John Raytek, Ceritas is one of California’s most exciting producers. The project is focused on making single-site wines from Northern California’s coastal regions, largely Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.