Whitcraft, Santa Lucia Highlands Escolle Vineyard Pinot Noir, 2023 Wine Club After nearly two decades it's

After nearly two decades it's entering its prime but still has years ahead

long élevage on lees with restraint

and aging in old large-format wood

and Zinfandel from Tegan's own Kirschenmann Vineyard in Victor (planted 1915)

high enough to hold acidity through a Douro summer

Whitcraft, Santa Lucia Highlands Escolle Vineyard Pinot Noir, 2023 Wine Club After nearly two decades it'sEscolle sits on the benchland terraces of the Santa Lucia Highlands, above the Salinas Valley floor, where decomposed granite soils and ferocious afternoon wind produce a darker, more muscular style of Pinot Noir than the cool coastal sites further south. Where the Sta. Rita Hills gives red fruited perfume, the SLH tends to push toward black cherry and depth and Whitcraft lets that difference speak. Drake Whitcraft, running the winery his late father