INSIDER DEAL! 93-Point Brick & Mortar Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 44% OFF

Get this single vineyard beauty from winemaker Matt Iaconis at a substantial discount for the next day! Don’t miss the elegant and delicious 2023 Brick & Mortar Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir.

This is Pinot Noir done right! But don’t just take our word for it, Wine Enthusiast also rates it at 93 points. It comes the husband and wife team of Matt and Alexis Iaconis at Brick & Mortar wines. Here’s a bit more about their spare no expense strategy for creating great Pinot Noir:

brick & mortar creates bright, fresh, food-friendly wines inspired by Europe yet rooted in California. Matt Iaconis founded brick & mortar in 2011 and now co-runs the winery with his wife and sommelier, Alexis Iaconis. Our name serves as a metaphor for our foundational philosophy, the brick and mortar of our platform so to speak: highlight the vineyard with minimal intervention. It also visually represents the winery. Down to earth yet sophisticated. Accessible yet refined. Unpretentious. Authentic.

Long-time relationships with select coastal vineyards above the fog line in Napa Valley, Sonoma Coast and Mendocino County play a key role in the creation of our wines. Dynamic, challenging climates and a slower ripening process foster grapes with more maturity, character and texture but less sugar. The result? More moderate, balanced wines that let the vineyard shine. And pair superbly with food.

Our goal in winemaking is to preserve the natural acidity and texture in the fruit that we source. We value vineyards planted at elevation, affected by coastal breezes, north-facing or sloped to create a dynamic growing environment for our still and sparkling grapes. We use only the native yeasts in our vineyards and winery to start fermentation, and use minimal sulfur in our winemaking.

We use a mixture of new and used 500L puncheons for all wine production. For still wines, we use Francois Freres and Damy puncheons, framing the nuisance of each site with increased texture and depth for the large format barrels. For brick & mortar wines, the influence of oak should always be an accent mark – not an exclamation point!

Our Pinot Noir grapes are foot tread to start fermentation. We ferment our Pinot Noir slowly, and as cool as possible, with two punch downs per day. For our single vineyard Pinot Noirs we ferment 50-75% whole cluster and press directly to a mix of new and used French oak barrels and then age for 8 months without racking. Our single vineyard wines spend twelve months in bottle prior to release.

Of course this approach also costs quite a bit so it’s no surprise that this wine normally retails for $38. Not so for the next day however…

Today’s deal gets you 4 bottles of the 2023 Brick & Mortar Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir for just $84.95 ($21.24/bottle). That’s a discount of 44%!

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From the winery:

Located in the cool climate of Carneros, the single vineyard source for our Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir is 5 miles from the San Pablo Bay. Coastal proximity allows for cool daytime temperatures in the vineyard which results in excellent physiological ripening. This allows natural aromatics to be preserved in the wine of great natural acidity and rich flavor. Our Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir is a blend of three different clones: 115, 667, and 777. The combination of all three clones creates a wine of great depth and structure while maintaining the beautiful high-toned red fruits expected from Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir.

Tasting notes: Inviting and expressive aromas of bright wild strawberry and raspberry are combined with hints of savory sage and rose petals. The palate is smooth and richly flavored with a mix of dark berries, mushrooms, and dried cedar. Hints of graphite and sea salt bring another dimension that comes together with a bright acidity driving a long, lively finish.

Production notes: The full expression of the site is what drives us in the decisions for each wine we produce. All lots of Pinot Noir undergo an extended cold soak until native yeasts begin a spontaneous fermentation in open-top fermenters. De-stemmed grapes are punched down by hand once to twice per day. Our small lot fermentations take upwards of a month to finish, before a light pressing to barrel for their aging. Our Pinot Noir remains in 100% French oak barrels (10% new) for 8 months prior to bottling.

Varietal: 100% Pinot Noir
AVA: Sonoma Coast
Winemaker: Matt Iaconis
Production: 750 cases

13.5% Alcohol
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And now on to our review:

The 2023 Brick & Mortar Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir opens with a classic, harmonious aroma of strawberry, black cherry, a little sage and some floral notes. It’s a great start!

The wine tastes elegant! It’s soft, smooth and easy to drink yet still very complex and satisfying. Featuring similar flavors to the nose with a little cranberry in the mouth as well, the wine has wonderful balance and plenty of acidity.

It ends dry, surprisingly long and a bit grippy on the very satisfying finish. It was just as good on day 2.

Cheers,
Jon

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