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Sante Arcangeli Family Wines
| Web site | www.santewinery.com |
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A small producer of Pinot Noir, Syrah and Chardonnay sourcing fruit from premium vineyards in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Vineyard sources include Bald Mountain Vineyard and Split Rail Vineyard.
The wines are sold primarily through a mailing list.
Articles About Sante Arcangeli Family Wines
Reviewed Wines
2012 Sante Arcangeli Family Wines Barrel Sample.
Sourced from a Corralitos vineyard. Very few 2012
samples were available for tasting at the Grand Cruz Tasting but this one really stood out. Aged in 70% new
French oak barrels and still showing significant espresso oak topcoat, the fruit is nevertheless stunning. I was
less impressed with the challenging 2011 vintage of this wine which was much more austere.
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Reviewed April 13, 2013
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2010 Santé Split Rail Vineyard Corralitos Santa Cruz Mountains Pinot Noir
14.3% alc., pH 3.65, 100
cases, $35. From Sante Arcangeli Family Wines. Vineyard is at 1700 feet above Monterey Bay, planted to
David Bruce clone, UCD 32 (a Champagne clone) and Dijon 115. Aged 10 months sur lies in 70% new
American, Hungarian and French oak barrels.
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Light reddish-purple color in the glass. Oak-kissed red fruit
aromas with notes of rose petals, baking spice and sandalwood. Spicy, red fruited core including prominent
strawberry flavor, underlain with cinnamon, oak vanillin and a hint of citrus. Different types of oak give the wine
a spiced flavor profile that veers from the expected norm for California Pinot Noir. Elegant with a very bright
cut of acidity on the finish. Good (+).
Reviewed June 24, 2012
ARTICLE »
2012 Sante Arcangeli Family Wines Barrel Sample.
Sourced from a Corralitos vineyard. Very few 2012 samples were available for tasting at the Grand Cruz Tasting but this one really stood out. Aged in 70% new French oak barrels and still showing significant espresso oak topcoat, the fruit is nevertheless stunning. I was less impressed with the challenging 2011 vintage of this wine which was much more austere. · Reviewed April 13, 2013 ARTICLE »
2010 Santé Split Rail Vineyard Corralitos Santa Cruz Mountains Pinot Noir
14.3% alc., pH 3.65, 100 cases, $35. From Sante Arcangeli Family Wines. Vineyard is at 1700 feet above Monterey Bay, planted to David Bruce clone, UCD 32 (a Champagne clone) and Dijon 115. Aged 10 months sur lies in 70% new American, Hungarian and French oak barrels. · Light reddish-purple color in the glass. Oak-kissed red fruit aromas with notes of rose petals, baking spice and sandalwood. Spicy, red fruited core including prominent strawberry flavor, underlain with cinnamon, oak vanillin and a hint of citrus. Different types of oak give the wine a spiced flavor profile that veers from the expected norm for California Pinot Noir. Elegant with a very bright cut of acidity on the finish. Good (+). Reviewed June 24, 2012 ARTICLE »
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