Sinor-La Vallee 2023 Pinot Noir, San Luis Obispo Coast

Sinor‑La Vallee’s 2023 Pinot Noir for the SLO Coast shows just how potent elegance can be when sculpted by place. The aromatics open with cherry-cola and pomegranate, leading into layered notes of earth, black tea, and a subtle smoke whisper. There’s a seam of savoriness that balances the fruit without dimming it. 

The texture reminds you of why this place matters. Medium-bodied but lithe, the wine carries a saline-mineral pull—foggy mornings, marine air, that ocean-cooled tension—without feeling remote or arty. It feels grounded, honest, and focused. 

Sinor‑La Vallee brings awareness of place into every bottle. Mike and Cheri stewards the ocean‑adjacent Bassi Vineyard with organic and biodynamic rigor, shaping fruit that’s never masked, always in conversation with the Pacific. 

This is Pinot Noir that doesn’t shout. It invites. Quietly structured, rooted in terroir, and honest down to its last sip.