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Say When Rasi Pinot Noir 2018

Price: $39.00
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Tasting notes

Rancho La Viña is one of the coldest Pinot Noir sites in California, and that shows in the wine: roasted cherry and baking spice on the nose, then firm chalky tannins and bright acidity on the palate that keep everything taut and focused. Native fermentation and neutral oak mean the vineyard does the talking, not the cellar.

BodyFruitTanninAcidity
Dark CherryBaking SpiceBlistered StrawberryEarth
Dry/Sweet:Dry
Wine Type:Red Wine
Wine Style:Medium Body
Grapes:Pinot Noir
Farming:Sustainable
Vintage:2018
Alcohol:14.5%
Country:USA
Region:Sta. Rita Hills
Appellation:Sta. Rita Hills AVA
Bottle Size:750ml
Sugar Level:Zero Added Sugar
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West Coast: 1-2 business days
Midwest: 3-4 business days
East Coast: 5 business days

Process time is not shipping time. Shipping time starts from the days successive to the day of shipping, after the order has been processed.

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Producer profile

Say When

Say When was founded by Rachel (Silkowski) DeAscentiis and her husband Michel DeAscentiis. Rachel began working with Brian and Kimberly Loring at Loring Wine Company in Lompoc at age 18, completed her Agricultural Business degree at Oregon State, and was hired as assistant winemaker after graduation, a role she held for five years. In 2013 she produced her first barrel of Pinot Noir independently under the Rasi name. Say When officially launched as a label in 2016. The winery operates out of a shared production facility in Lompoc, with Rachel handling all winemaking decisions and Michel overseeing branding and operations.

Say When sources fruit from small family-owned vineyards in Santa Barbara County and San Luis Obispo County, working with sites farmed using sustainable, organic, biodynamic, or regenerative organic practices. As of 2020, all vineyard sources meet one of those farming standards. Grapes are hand-harvested each vintage.

Every Say When wine undergoes native fermentation with no added commercial yeasts or nutrients. No fining or filtration is used. Sulfur is the only additive. The Rasi Pinot Noir is aged in neutral French oak for 10 months before bottling.

Wine region

Sta. Rita Hills, USA

Sta. Rita Hills is a sub-AVA of the Santa Ynez Valley in Santa Barbara County, California, designated in 2001 and sitting between the towns of Lompoc to the west and Buellton to the east. The AVA's defining geographic feature is its east-west transverse valley orientation, which channels Pacific Ocean winds and morning fog inland through corridors formed by the Purisima Hills to the north and the Santa Rosa Hills to the south. This maritime throat keeps the region classified as Region One on the Winkler heat summation scale, one of California's coolest grape-growing climates, with day-to-night temperature swings of 30 to 40 degrees Fahrenheit during the growing season.

Soils across the AVA are marine-derived and highly varied, including sandy loams, diatomaceous earth, limestone, chalk, and clay loams pushed up from the ocean floor through ancient tectonic activity. Elevations range from near the valley floor to roughly 800 feet on the hilltops. Pinot Noir dominates plantings, followed by Chardonnay and Syrah. The long, cool growing season allows for full phenolic development while preserving high natural acidity, a combination that defines Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir.

Frequently asked question

We will process and ship your order in 2-3 business days, you will receive a shipping confirmation email with tracking as soon as the Carrier scans the shipping label.

Ground shipping time depends on location, here's a breakdown:

West Coast: 1-2 business days
Midwest: 3-4 business days
East Coast: 5 business days

Process time is not shipping time. Shipping time starts from the days successive to the day of shipping, after the order has been processed.

See here our shipping policy.

Signature on delivery is mandatory for wine deliveries. Please make sure someone is at the shipping address to sign for the package.

If applicable, please consider delivering the package to a business address to ensure someone is available to sign for the package.

We also have the option of delivering the package to a Carrier's store for pickup. Please reach out to us to coordinate.

Carrier will try to delivery a package up to three times before returning the package to us.

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If you miss a delivery and a package gets returned to us we have two options:

1) Reship the package right away: due to the very high cost of shipping and returns, we must charge a re-shipping fee to be determined based on package size and shipping destination.

2) Consolidate the returned package with your next order: this option is free of charge and it's the most popular option.

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