Fresh and bright and driving in flavor, this is an extremely tasty little Pinot, and I write “little” not to depreciate the wine, but rather to indicate that this is a bottling that offers the all-too-rare delicacy that was once this variety’s meal ticket. Roast chicken is the particular meal I’ve got in mind, but most of today’s fat, sappy Pinots would pound a chicken to smithereens, whereas this will flatter even delicate white meat with its fresh, focused notes of red cherry and wild strawberry along with very subtle oak spice. Tannins are very fine and light, and the maceration and fermentation decisions that were taken to make this wine were spot on and impressively respectful of the fruit material.
