Laced with lots of rich, very vanillin oak and absolutely bursting with intense, highly ripened cherry-like fruit at every point, this fat and full-bodied Pinot holds nothing in reserve. It more than makes up in immediate richness and depth for what it may lack in ageworthy structure, and its slight bias to softness makes it a good candidate for drinking with richly seasoned pork stews in the relatively near term.

Good medium red. Pure, floral aromas of cherry, raspberry and blueberry; a real fruit bomb on the nose. Then juicy and pure in the mouth, with ripe acidity enlivening the wine's ripe red fruit flavors. Not especially fleshy but fresh and persistent. Made from a blend of 15 sites, most of them close to the coast.

Rating for United States-California: 87 (average year)<br/><br/>Drinkability: unpredictable<br/>

Very good Pinot at Johnny's Downtown - worth getting for home

Had at Mortons Citric dinner with Scott