2021 Smash City

Varietal
Pinot Noir
Tasting Notes

If Hansel and Gretel turned their gingerbread house into a punk rock music venue, this would be their debut show. You’re in the front row, raging to the cherry-cola power chords, deep earthy distortion, and the thrumming acidity of the bass line—crowd surfing to the crushed-spice cymbal crashes and vanilla vocal flourishes. Before you know it, you’re backstage with the owners, gorging on sugar-coated strawberries and red rose gumdrops, touring the intricate graham cracker corridors to the sound of guitar solos at breakneck speed. Stay as long as you’d like. Just don’t ask about the previous owner.

If you must know
Vineyards
Bien Nacido, Slide Hill
AVA
California
Cases made
297
Aging
Aged in 80% New French Oak for 18 months
Drink now
Splash decant into thermos
Cellar
It'll last, but what's the point?