Country: U.S.A.

Region: Sonoma Coast

Vintage: 2019

Cépage: Pinot Noir (100%)

Size: 750 ml

Rating(s): 96+ (RP)

" The 2019 Pinot Noir UV-SL Vineyard comes from vines planted in 2006. The wine was bottled at the beginning of July 2020. Medium to deep ruby-purple colored, it starts out with beguiling scent notions of crushed rocks, tilled soil, truffles and garrigue over a core of kirsch, red currant jelly and black raspberries before giving way to a spicy, fragrant perfume of cardamom, Provence herbs and lavender. The full-bodied palate is super intense and fantastically layered, offering a rock-solid backbone of racy freshness and firm, fine-grained tannins. It finishes on a persistent earthy/ferrous note."

Lisa Perrotti-Brown (RP) - 01/21