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An exquisite, highly sought-after cool-climate Pinot Noir from the extreme Sonoma Coast. High-elevation marine sedimentary soils yield dazzling precision, offering an incredibly fragrant bouquet of crushed red berries, blood orange, lavender, and white pepper on a brilliantly structured, mineral-driven palate.
Food Pairing: Pairs exquisitely with a wild mushroom risotto, pan-seared duck breast with a cherry reduction, herb-roasted rack of lamb, or grilled cedar-plank salmon.
95 Points - Wine Enthusiast
The nose of this aromatically compelling Pinot is packed with aromas of blackberry, plum skin, lilac and pine forest. The palate brings rich, earthy flavors of cranberry, roasted mushroom and nori that mingle and dance along a deftly balanced palate with vibrational acidity and a nifty crunch of tannin.
96 Points - Wine Advocate
It opens with aromas of saline and red licorice, plus a touch of spicy oak from its recent bottling, over a deep core of pomegranate and lavender. The medium-bodied palate features concentrated, layered flavors supported by a firm frame of chalky tannins and focused acidity, and it has a long finish loaded with latent, spicy accents. It's powerful and nuanced, but it's developing a bit more slowly than the other 2021s.
92 Points - Wine Spectator
Taut and reserved, showing cherry pit, pomegranate and blood orange notes laced with rose petal and rooibos tea details. Offers a light echo of singed mesquite through the mineral-accented finish.
Description
An exquisite, highly sought-after cool-climate Pinot Noir from the extreme Sonoma Coast. High-elevation marine sedimentary soils yield dazzling precision, offering an incredibly fragrant bouquet of crushed red berries, blood orange, lavender, and white pepper on a brilliantly structured, mineral-driven palate.
Food Pairing: Pairs exquisitely with a wild mushroom risotto, pan-seared duck breast with a cherry reduction, herb-roasted rack of lamb, or grilled cedar-plank salmon.
95 Points - Wine Enthusiast
The nose of this aromatically compelling Pinot is packed with aromas of blackberry, plum skin, lilac and pine forest. The palate brings rich, earthy flavors of cranberry, roasted mushroom and nori that mingle and dance along a deftly balanced palate with vibrational acidity and a nifty crunch of tannin.
96 Points - Wine Advocate
It opens with aromas of saline and red licorice, plus a touch of spicy oak from its recent bottling, over a deep core of pomegranate and lavender. The medium-bodied palate features concentrated, layered flavors supported by a firm frame of chalky tannins and focused acidity, and it has a long finish loaded with latent, spicy accents. It's powerful and nuanced, but it's developing a bit more slowly than the other 2021s.
92 Points - Wine Spectator
Taut and reserved, showing cherry pit, pomegranate and blood orange notes laced with rose petal and rooibos tea details. Offers a light echo of singed mesquite through the mineral-accented finish.
