Grapes from the Petaluma Gap and Russian River make up this juicy Pinot Noir carrying a Sonoma Coast appellation. Aging for 10 months in French oak, the color is a medium ruby and the aromatics offer lovely ripe cherry-berry with a spicy back note. It has very good texture and body, with boiled tea and spice mingling with plenty of berry flavors and 14.3% alcohol and a faint hint of orange rind in the finish.
Stickybeak, Sonoma Coast (Sonoma County, California) Pinot Noir 2009
By Gerald D. Boyd