Delicious red cherry fruit holds center stage in this wine’s performance, but that isn’t the only note, as subtle savory, spicy accents provide an impression of layered complexity, which is quite impressive in a truly light and quite attractively priced Pinot Noir. You could pay twice as much and you’d almost certainly get less purity and delicacy. Aren’t these the virtues for which we turn to Pinot Noir in the first place?
Steelhead Vineyards, Monterey County (California) Pinot Noir 2017
By Michael Franz