The 2024 Sandler Bien Nacido Pinot Noir will be bottled in the late summer of 2025. The vintage was quite similar to the successful and fruit-forward 2022 season. Bien Nacido is always one of the cooler Pinot sites in California, with fog and wind coming directly off the Pacific Ocean, due west of the vineyard. Expect the '24 Bien Nacido to be ready in early 2026. It should evolve for a decade after that, and if you love the aromas and textures of older Pinots, save a few for 2040 and beyond.
Wine Specs
Appellation
Santa Maria Valley
Aging
100% neutral French oak
Fermentation
100% destemmed