Sante Arcangeli Pinot Noir Integrato Santa Cruz Mountains 2017

Serious pinot-philes only need attend today’s mind-expanding offering (at over 50% OFF, natch), that’s right --  if you’re looking for some kind of spoofilated, Willie Wonka blend of liquified fruit rollups and Milky Way bars crumbled over toffee ice cream and sprinkled with strawberry Skittles…best go over to one of our many competitors. THIS. AIN’T. IT!!! We’ll still be here, never giving up on finding killer wine for you. 92 POINTS to boot!

“Proprietor and winemaker John Benedetti is producing noteworthy wines for his Sante Arcangeli that seem to get better each year. The style is quite giving and gourmand...Serious and meticulous, Benedetti is establishing himself as one of the rising stars of the Santa Cruz Mountains.” -- Wine Advocate

Seriously, though -- this tiny Santa Cruz producer is the bomb-diggity, making beautifully fine, finessed and complex pinot that had all of us at the tasting bar sort of like “what the heck is this and why do I not know about it??!” But hey, we made up for lost time and placed a big order and set up a wicked-nice price. 92 Points! Did we mention that?

Sweet maraschino cherries, ripe black cherry, candied orange peel and rose petal, with beautiful, tangy, savory acidity to offset all the juicy fruits and toasted clove and spices. Lovely, long and silky, fresh and pure. Fantastic. Really limited, though -- Sante Arcangeli does not make a lot of wine! While it lasts...