Coming from the Hilliard Bruce Vineyard in the Sta. Rita Hills and aged 18 months in 40% new French oak, the 2013 Pinot Noir Earth has toasty oak and creaminess in its gorgeous black cherry and dark fruits, earth, spring...
Coming from the Hilliard Bruce Vineyard in the Sta. Rita Hills and aged 18 months in 40% new French oak, the 2013 Pinot Noir Earth has toasty oak and creaminess in its gorgeous black cherry and dark fruits, earth, spring flowers and forest floor-like aromas and flavors. Showing more spice with time in the glass, it's a brilliant, almost Burgundian-styled Pinot Noir that has solid mid-palate concentration and sound underlying structure. It will benefit from a year or two in the cellar and drink nicely through 2023. - Jeb Dunnuck