Fates' Lieutenant Winery Santa Maria Valley Pinot Noir 2022, California
Reddish in color with medium intensity.
Fruity nose of cherries, currants, red candy, light wood, herbs and light spices.
Medium bodied with medium acidity.
Dry on the palate with cherries, strawberries, licorice, light oak, spices, chocolates, light vegetables, coffee, black pepper and light earth.
Medium plus on the finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.
This 4-year-old Pinot Noir is drinking very nicely now. Juicy and fruity. Nicely balanced, soft and engaging. Showing nice complexity with a soft mouthfeel.
This Single Vineyard Pinot Noir is very fresh and young tasting, especially on the nose.
Drinks very much like expected, and true to the Terroir. A good quality wine.
Good right out of the bottle, easy drinking, and good by itself as a sipping wine. A nice sipping wine for the porch or pool.
100% Pinot Noir grapes were aged in neutral oak barrels. 30% whole cluster. Unfiltered and unfined.
13.2% alcohol by volume.
90 points.
$55.
Fates' Lieutenant Winery Santa Maria Valley Pinot Noir 2022, California
Reddish in color with medium intensity.
Fruity nose of cherries, currants, red candy, light wood, herbs and light spices.
Medium bodied with medium acidity.
Dry on the palate with cherries, strawberries, licorice, light oak, spices, chocolates, light vegetables, coffee, black pepper and light earth.
Medium plus on the finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.
This 4-year-old Pinot Noir is drinking very nicely now. Juicy and fruity. Nicely balanced, soft and engaging. Showing nice complexity with a soft mouthfeel.
This Single Vineyard Pinot Noir is very fresh and young tasting, especially on the nose.
Drinks very much like expected, and true to the Terroir. A good quality wine.
Good right out of the bottle, easy drinking, and good by itself as a sipping wine. A nice sipping wine for the porch or pool.
100% Pinot Noir grapes were aged in neutral oak barrels. 30% whole cluster. Unfiltered and unfined.
13.2% alcohol by volume.
90 points.
$55.
Jan 28th, 2026
Santa Maria Valley, Central Coast, California, USA
