Duckhorn’s “Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from elsewhere” project is really hitting its stride with the 2019 vintage. This Dutton Ranch offering features bright red cherry fruit, cola, pie spice and vanilla aromas, and they translate nicely into palate flavors. Notes of moderate oak toast join the fray, and the spice remains lively through the finish. This would sit very well alongside a blackened salmon dish.
Migration, Russian River Valley (Sonoma County, California) Pinot Noir 2019
By Rich Cook