While grown primarily in the sandy Goldridge soil, which tends to produce Pinot Noir with flavors of red fruits and orange peel, this wine also illustrates some of the deep, brooding black cherry character generally found in the regionÆs clay soils. It was bottled without fining or filtration, and should age gracefully for a handful of years.

The texture of this young wine is amazing. It has great balance between framing structure and silkiness to make those of us known for restraint, pull the cork without a thought. As usual for our Pinot Noirs, it should flatter itself more thoroughly as the next year passes, but I have no reservations about seeing it on wine lists this spring. Rose petal, rose hips, red cherry, fresh loam, slight cola aromas morph into varying combinations depending on what food is at hand or in mouth. 800 cases produced.