Whitcraft Winery

Pence Ranch Clone 115 Pinot Noir

9.128 ratings

9.13 pro ratings

Santa Ynez Valley, Central Coast, California, USA

Pinot Noir

Turkey, Game, Exotic Spices, Soft Cheese, Duck, Goose, Salads & Greens, Potato, Quinoa, Farro, Brown Rice, White Rice, Pasta, Herbs, Nuts & Seeds, Mushrooms, Chicken, Meaty & Oily Fish, Shellfish, Crab & Lobster, Stew, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Salami & Prosciutto, Salmon, Quinoa, Shellfish

Top Notes For

9.0

Compared to Mt Eden this showed a little darker and richer profile. More density and weight with that enticing elusive character.

Compared to Mt Eden this showed a little darker and richer profile. More density and weight with that enticing elusive character.

Feb 19th, 2016

9.2

Bright fruit, excellent acid. A light to medium bodied sipper.

Bright fruit, excellent acid. A light to medium bodied sipper.

Jun 10th, 2022

8.9

A pleasant, zesty Chardonnay, which was unfortunately overpowered a bit by yeast. Moreover, there was an unusual amount of sediment.

A pleasant, zesty Chardonnay, which was unfortunately overpowered a bit by yeast. Moreover, there was an unusual amount of sediment.

Mar 14th, 2021

9.4

Pence Ranch

Pence Ranch

Feb 24th, 2016

9.1

Yes sir- looking forward to watching this evolve.

Yes sir- looking forward to watching this evolve.

Oct 27th, 2014

9.1

Consistently one of my favorite Santa Barbara Pinots, the Pence Ranch is one of the best of the bunch.

Consistently one of my favorite Santa Barbara Pinots, the Pence Ranch is one of the best of the bunch.

May 5th, 2014

9.0

The clone 115 Pinot was outstanding and I don't usually love something that fruit forward.

The clone 115 Pinot was outstanding and I don't usually love something that fruit forward.

Dec 30th, 2013

9.1

Matt had this 9 years ago

Matt had this 9 years ago

Nov 21st, 2015

9.2

Peter had this 11 years ago

Peter had this 11 years ago

Jun 13th, 2014

9.2

Alex had this 3 years ago

Alex had this 3 years ago

Dec 26th, 2021