Goldeneye continues to demonstrate emphatically that Anderson Valley Pinot Noir rivals any produced in the Russian River Valley, Oregon’s Willamette Valley or Monterey’s Santa Lucia Highlands, just to name a few of the most prominent Pinot Noir regions in the United States. This vintage from The Narrows Vineyard is lush and rich, with impressive palate length and layered aromas of cherry, raspberry and strawberry. Goldeneye doesn’t overwhelm its Pinot Noir with massive oak, respecting the fruit instead, and the result is a red wine that possesses just the right touch of oak spice.
Goldeneye, Anderson Valley (California) Pinot Noir 2017
By Robert Whitley