Granville "Holstein Vineyard" Dundee Hills Pinot Noir 2023

Decanter : 96 Points

(4/28/2025) The estate sits along the eastern flank of the Dundee Hills, Jackson uses 20% whole cluster on this and they're not doing any hedging in the vine rows, but instead are braiding and bending down the shoots. Hedging tells the vines to ripen the fruit, and this lowers the pH levels in the Dundee Hills where ripeness is never a chal, keeping acidity fresh. Tissagé method it's called and works well in his low vigour site. This wine delivers a mineral crispness and fresh edge, where Dundee Hills Pinots can be more opulent than many parts of the valley. Mint leaves and ocean brine, with piquant blood orange leaves you with a salty, pine sap finish, it's elegant and wild all at once. Drinking Window: 2025 - 2037.