Domaine de la Côte Pinot Noir Sola Tierra 2022
Domaine de la Côte
Rajat Parr and Sashi Moorman's Sola Tierra bottling captures the cold-climate intensity of Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir with remarkable transparency. The 2022 vintage brought ideal ripening conditions — warm days and cold Pacific fog — and the result is a wine that feels both ripe and taut. Burgundian in aspiration, distinctly Californian in origin.
Kit Aromas
Nose
Bright red cherry and wild strawberry lead, with an underpinning of crushed violet and rose petal. There's a savory mineral quality — almost chalky — and a subtle cedar note from restrained oak.
Palate
Light-to-medium body with vibrant acidity. Cherry and berry flavors are precise and focused, framed by fine-grained tannins. A gentle mint note and a whisper of earth add dimension. The texture is silky but never heavy.
Finish
Medium-long, with lingering cherry, a floral echo, and a clean mineral close.
- Varietal
- Pinot Noir
- Blend
- 100% Pinot Noir
- Vineyards
- Sola Tierra vineyard, Sta. Rita Hills AVA
- Alcohol
- 13.2%
- Organic / Biodynamic
- No
Food Pairing
Roasted quail with sautéed chanterelles and a red wine reduction. The quail's delicate gamey character suits the wine's translucent body, while the earthy mushrooms echo the mineral underpinning.
Rajat Parr and Sashi Moorman founded Domaine de la Côte in 2013, farming high-density Pinot Noir in the windswept limestone soils of the Sta. Rita Hills with strict biodynamic practices.
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