KutchSantaCruzMountainsMindegoRidgePinotNoir

Kutch is one of the metonymies of Pinot Noirs�perfection in California. This young estate encourages their grapes to express their natural greatness. This vineyard lies up in the Santa Cruz Mountains, not far from Rhys Horseshoe and Alpine Vineyards.

92/100 �The 2021 Pinot Noir Mindego Ridge is a racy, classy wine from this well-known Santa Cruz Mountains site. The 2021 is tight, inward and not fully expressive of place just yet. Hopefully that will emerge over time. Then again, this is the Santa Cruz Mountains, where Pinots often need a few years to show at their very best. �Antonio Galloni, Vinous