Domaine de la Côte has become a touchstone for expressive, terroir driven Pinot Noir. Founded by Rajat Parr and Sashi Moorman, the estate is guided by a philosophy of restraint and precision, farming organically and letting the vineyard speak through every bottle. The 2022 Estate Pinot Noir reflects this philosophy with elegance and depth.

On the nose, it opens with bright raspberry and cranberry intertwined with whispers of green peppercorn, rosemary, and delicate coastal herbs. Subtle hints of tobacco leaf and saline minerality evoke the windswept soils of the vineyard. On the palate, the wine is both graceful and structured, with fine acidity framing the vibrant fruit and a lingering finish that reveals savory complexity alongside its vivid red fruits. This is a wine that captures the essence of its place and the care of the hands that nurtured it, offering a timeless expression of Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir.

The 2022 Pinot Noir Estate is a more red-fruited, tobacco leaf-tinged, herbal expression of this classically dark-fruited, saline-driven western Sta. Rita Hills estate site. The palate combines elegance, precision, ripeness and stuffing, transitioning to a concentrated yet pure and lifted finish. This is a fittingly beautiful entryway into some of the most serious yet approachable wines of Santa Barbara County. 92 Pts, Drink 2024-2030 - Matthew Luczy, The Wine Advocate