This is a very interesting Pinot Noir. It is at once nicely filled with the ripe, lilting red cherry fruit of the best from Sonoma and at the same has taken on complexing nuances of spice, bacon and hardwoods. It is full and supple on the palate with a noticeable velvety impression already beginning to emerge, and yet there is nothing soft or overly forward about the wine at this point. Set this one aside for a few years and let its fruit soften and fill out even further.

Community Tasting Notes (average 87.7 pts. and median of 88 pts. in 125 notes)

Rating for France-Alsace: 87 (average year)<br/><br/>Drinkability: drink now<br/>

very tasty. Full-bodied for a pinot.