Flying Goat Cellars Pinot Noir Assortment

Tasting notes & discussion 56

Typically $48/bottle for Rancho, Rio Vista, and Dierberg, $60/bottle for Nacido
Vintage 2013 for the Rancho Santa Rosa and Bien Nacido, 2014 for Rio Vista and Dierberg
Bien Nacido and Dierberg sourced from Santa Maria Valley; Rio Vista and Rancho sourced from Santa Rita Hills
Available for AZ; CA; CO; DC; FL; GA; IL; KS; MA; MD; ME; MI; MN; NY; OR; PA; TX; VA; WA; WI
Sold by Flying Goat Cellars, fulfilled by Wine Country Connect

About Flying Goat Cellars
“Norm Yost has been making wine for over 38 vintages and has a particular passion for Pinot Noir. In 2000 he launched his own label, Flying Goat Cellars, specializing in vineyard designated Pinots from California’s Santa Barbara County. Focusing on two of the most prestigious AVA’s in the county, Sta. Rita Hills and Santa Maria Valley, Flying Goat Cellars is able to create deep, bold Pinot Noirs that each displays the unique qualities of their site. A combination of California heat, year-round marine layer influence and ancient ocean bed soils creates terroir unlike any other.”

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TASTING NOTES:
Rancho Santa Rosa - “Decant (time-out) this wine for at least 60 minutes during its youth. This fruit forward wine delights your palate with flavors of cranberry and red currant, while blue fruit and violet tantalize your nose.” (AbV 14.8%, pH 3.54, TA 0.62 g/100mL, 24.3° Brix)

Bien Nacido - “Enjoy the aromas of black currant, cigar, leather, chocolate cherry, smoke and tar on the nose. The palate reveals a silky elegance balanced with oak tannins, smooth dark fruit, black cherry and dried powder cocoa.” (AbV 14.1%, pH 3.64, TA 0.62 g/100mL, 24.2° Brix)

Dierberg - “The beautiful dark garnet color lures you in to enjoy the nose with hints of caramelized bacon, candied cherry, dark plum, and chocolate. Lingering fruit on the mid-palate and supple tannins create a full bodied and voluptuous mouth feel. This is not a shy wine.” (AbV 14.5%, pH 3.52, TA 0.68 g/100mL, 23.9° Brix)

Rio Vista - “…mysterious, more feminine and floral than usual, offering the scent of dried rose petals and blueberries. There is a softer mouth feel, with supple layers that linger on the palate.” (AbV 14.7%, pH 3.77, TA 0.68 g/100ml, 24.5° Brix)

TANGENTIALLY RELATED FACT to help you make conversation over this wine:
“Capricorn” comes from the Latin words for goat (capra) and horn (corn). Despite being a pretty faint constellation compared to others, it has been recognized consistently as a goat with a fish’s tail since the Middle Bronze Age (2100 - 1550 BC).

PAIRS WITH (winery recommended):
A lot of things different things for each wine. Dive into the details in the thread.

OR (really-going-with-the-theme-option):
Or you could just pair it with a goatfish. No, not the mullet kind.

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