VOL 11, ISSUE 37
Jan 17, 2019
Jan 17, 2019
The Demise in Popularity of Critical Wine Score Pronouncements Mining Oregon’s Willamette Valley for Good Pinot Noir Priced at or Less Than $30 Pisoni Vineyard Pinot Noir: An Iconic Wine Unlike Any Other Merry Edwards: The Reine De Pinot Recently Tasted California Pinot Noir & Chardonnay And there's more »
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Sostener
| Owner(s) | Steve McIntyre, Michael Thomas |
| Web site | wwwmartinscottwines.com |
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Sostener is owned by Michael Thomas of Wrath Wines and renowned viticulturist Steve McIntrye. Sostener translates to "to sustain" in Spanish. This is an affordable Pinot Noir ($22) from the Santa Lucia Highlands. Sourced from an estate vineyard planted to clones 19 and "828,", the vineyard is farmed sustainably.
The winemaker is Eric Laumann, a graduate of University of California at Davis, and a winemaker for over 30 years. He has worked at Zaca Mesa, Kendall Jackson, Chalone Wine Group and Bonny Doon Vineyards.
The first vintage was 2012.