Siduri 2024 Pinot Noir Santa Lucia Highlands

Siduri’s 2024 Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir is a polished, cool-climate California Pinot that leans into lifted aromatics, vivid red-fruit purity, and a silky, layered texture—a premium, food-friendly bottle that feels both generous and precise, with enough structure to reward short-term cellaring while still drinking beautifully on release.

Origins & Craftsmanship
This wine is an appellation-focused Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir from Monterey County, a coastal, wind-influenced corridor where foggy mornings and brisk afternoon winds help preserve freshness and aromatic definition while allowing full ripeness.

Siduri builds this 2024 bottling around a selection of classic Pinot Noir clones (including Dijon and heritage selections), aiming for a “bright, aromatic, silky” profile. The wine is raised for 10 months in French oak with about 25% new barrels, a regimen designed to add spice and frame without masking the fruit. The listed alcohol for the 2024 vintage is 14.5% ABV. 

Tasting Profile
Nose: Ripe raspberry, cherry, and wild strawberry rise first, followed by rose petal lift, baking spice, and a subtle coastal-herb nuance that reads fresh and savory rather than sweet.

Palate: Silky and energetic, with a bright red-fruit core (cherry and raspberry) carried by natural acidity and refined tannins. Oak registers as a gentle accent—fine spice and a touch of toast—supporting the wine’s clean, cool-climate line.

Finish: Long and elegant, lingering on red-fruit purity with a lifted, balanced close and a faint echo of spice and coastal freshness.

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