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Sanford & Benedict Vineyard Pinot Noir
-- Wine&Spirits: Ever since he founded his winery in 2008, Ryan Deovlet has talked about transparency as his goal in his single-vineyard pinot noirs. What does that even mean? It’s an exceptional character you’ll find in both his 2021 his Sanford & Benedict and Zotovich bottlings—translucent, luminous, delicate but firm. The Sanford & Benedict Vineyard is distinguished from Zotovich by more clay on the site, by own-rooted old-vine fruit, by the slope and the aspect—all of which seem to contribute an additional structural element, more spring, more sinew, more connective tissue, and, likely, some additional aging potential. At both vineyards, Deovlet’s picking decisions were inspired, the wines retaining thrilling tension while remaining full of flavor and expression. 96/100