Product Overview
93 Points - Wine Advocate
"The 2021 Manata Pinot Noir is distinctly soft, rolling and round—it sort of flows across the palate in a liquid kind of way (despite the fact that it is, actually, liquid). It's all dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee grounds, black pudding, dark cherry, plum skin and bay leaf. This is a soft, pillowy wine that has magnitude and gravitas through the finish, which is a pleasurable offset. A red apple core at the heart of the wine keeps me coming back for more ... a good attribute in a wine. “Those dark characters may be the impact of the last five days of harvest, where we had strong warm northwest winds. It hit 30 degrees occasionally," says Steve Smith, MW. 14.5% alcohol, sealed under screw cap." -EL, 12/14/23
90 Points - Vinous
"The 2021 Pinot Noir Manata is a gently handled, broody, supple wine. It is bright and fresh with a mass of cocoa tannins. It offers intriguing notes of rhubarb alongside plums and oak-derived cedar, spices and tobacco. There's so much to like here, but there is one downside: the sensation of warmth from the 14.5% alcohol is a little bothering, and that's reflected in my mark. The 2021 is unfined and unfiltered." -RG, May/2024
