A light-bodied wine (13.7% alcohol) with unexpected strength. The tannins in this wine have a sticky feel, giving it a lingering presence in the mouth. This is the result of full-cluster winemaking, with all the stems, but in this case you feel them and don’t really taste them. What you do taste is dried cherry fruit with appealing savory notes. Good luck finding it; only 24 cases were made.
Sandler, Chalone (Central Coast, California) Pinot Noir 2011
By W. Blake Gray