{"product_id":"dragonette-cellars-fiddlestix-pinot-noir-santa-barbara-california-2021","title":"Dragonette Cellars, Fiddlestix Vineyard, Pinot Noir, Santa Barbara, California, 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eOverview of the Wine\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eBrothers John and Steve Dragonette and close friend Brandon Sparks-Gillis founded Dragonette Cellars in 2005 after having worked together at a renowned wine shop in Los Angeles. Their shared passion for great wine brought them to wild, windy and remote northern Santa Barbara County where they spent the next several years seeking out extraordinary, cool-climate vineyards and dedicating themselves to careful, patient, minimalist winemaking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs vignerons, they have committed themselves, above all else, to the mindful farming of precise blocks in exceptional vineyards for low yields and high quality and to the shepherding of these grapes into wines of purity, complexity and balance. Given the remarkable climatic and soil diversity in Santa Barbara County, Dragonette Cellars produces small lots of Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc and Syrah of interest and distinction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrape \/ Blend\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e100% Pinot Noir\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSta. Rita Hills, Santa Barbara, California\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinemaker's Tasting Notes\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eA product of a cool, wonderful vintage the 2021 Fiddlestix grapes were picked across a long 9 day period under ideal circumstances. The grapes were then fermented with 23% whole clusters and the wine aged on its lees for 19 months in French oak barrels (27% new). Bottling was unfiltered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWe are thrilled with this wine, as think it has some of the best balance of fruit, acid and tannins of any Fiddlestix we have ever made. The wine has complexity from the whole clusters and the kiss of new oak, but remains medium bodied and texturally very smooth. This will drink well young but offer a substantial upside if aged. Drink 2024-2034. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e95 Points - Wine Enthusiast\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVery intense and attention-grabbing aromas of dark strawberry, scarlet red roses and cinnamon draw the nose deeply into this bottling. The palate is fairly heavy in mouthfeel yet very grippy in texture, giving balanced depth to the rich black plum and boysenberry flavors.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e95 Points - Vinous\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThe 2021 Pinot Noir Fiddlestix Vineyard is a dense, brooding wine. Dark fruit, leather, incense mocha and gravel infuse the 2021 with tons of textural depth. Longer time in barrel vis-\u003c\/span\u003eà-vis the other Pinots (19 months versus 15-16) further amplifies those signatures. Readers should expect a potent, dense Pinot built on serious textural depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct size: 750ml\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Garber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50506652483889,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0275\/0441\/0666\/files\/Dragonette_Cellars_Fiddlestix_Vineyard_Pinot_Noir_Santa_Barbara_California_2021.jpg?v=1735320793","url":"https:\/\/marchantofwine.com\/products\/dragonette-cellars-fiddlestix-pinot-noir-santa-barbara-california-2021","provider":"Merchant of Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}