2022 Brewer-Clifton Pinot Noir Santa Rita Hills

Winemaker Notes: This bottling is comprised of 100% estate Pinot Noir from three vineyards which all contribute to the wine which exhibits a drive, richness and pedigree expressive of our special growing area coupled with the purity of fruit and firm structure which have been the trademark of Brewer–Clifton.

Brewer-Clifton's owner and winemaker is founding member Greg Brewer. Greg started his career as a French instructor at UC Santa Barbara before being trained in wine production at Santa Barbara Winery starting in 1991. He created his eponymous label, Brewer-Clifton with original partner Steve Clifton in 1996 and was the winemaker at another Santa Barbara County winery from its inception in 1997 through the end of 2015. Greg additionally created the label, Diatom, focusing on starkly raised Chardonnay, and Ex Post Facto, a Santa Barbara County Syrah. The entirety of his career has been committed to the Sta. Rita Hills appellation, which he helped to map, define, and establish in 1997.

CRITICAL ACCLAIM


Wine Enthusiast - "Lovely and bright aromas of red fruit and rose petals are lifted by minty herbs and peppery spices on the nose of this bottling. A ripe cherry core enlivens the delicious palate, which is refreshing and engaging through zesty waves of green herb and black spice."


James Suckling - "A suave, composed and subtle wine with great mellow fruit, spices and woodsy, savory accents. Medium-bodied, moderately tannic, aged in neutral barrels that Greg Brewer calls "exhausted." Hardly soft, though, it is alive with fresh acidity and lifted by fine-grained tannins."