2018 Kynsi Pinot Noir Estate Stone Corral Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 93.5 points

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  9/10/2023 - Dan & Patti Likes this wine: 96 Points

  My favorite Pinot ever!

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  9/3/2023 - Snoot Doggie Dogg Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Kynsi is a family owned and operated winery in the San Luis Obispo area, and their Stone Corral Vineyard is located a mere five miles from the Pacific Ocean. This proximity to water presents a significant moderating influence to an area that would otherwise be quite warm, and when combined with well-drained soils of marine origin, it creates ideal growing conditions for this vineyard, which is devoted entirely to Pinot Noir. This particular wine is a blend of clones 115, 667, 777 and 2A, and the winemaker touts its supposed floral attributes.
  
  Pale ruby in color, this wine has a pronounced nose that offers abundant aromas of ripe red cherry, ripe cranberry, ripe red plum and some pomegranate overlaying a substrate of cigar tobacco leaf, forest floor, cedar and a twinge of star anise. Upon sipping, one meets a dry, medium-light bodied wine with very high acid, low tannins and medium alcohol. The attack features tart red cherry, which is joined on a rather intense midpalate by ripe red plum, fresh cranberry, and pomegranate along with cedar, forest floor and a hint of oaky vanilla. This is interesting; while the nose offers more ripe red fruits, the flavors are more on the tart side of red fruit. The finish is reasonably long and acidic, starting off with ripe red cherry and plum before a flash of oaky vanilla, after which the forest floor reappears, fading away in a tart, acidic glow after about 30 seconds.
  
  Overall a good bottle! Certainly well-made. One could drink this now, but it would continue to improve with age; the fruits are intense enough not to fade so quickly, it has the acid structure to age well, and adding some tertiary notes would further increase this wine’s complexity.

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