"The 2009 Pinot Noir is perhaps our strongest effort yet. We were able to source from several top Pinot growing areas including the Russian River, Sonoma Coast, Carneros, San Luis Obispo, Monterey, and Santa Clara County. In a true Burgundian spirit, the wine was made with 25% whole clusters, and was aged in about 10% new French oak. On the nose the wine has lovely aromas of wild strawberry, red plum and rhubarb, with a lovely savory earthy quality intermingled with the fruit. On the palate, the ...