A smoking value that shows just how good this vintage in the Santa Lucia Highlands is, the 2013 Pinot Noir Santa Lucia Highlands offers tons of black raspberries, forest floor, dried flowers and spice-box in a medium to full-bodied, velvety textured, supple and sexy package. Some pepper and herb characters come out with time in the glass; it has a full-mid-palate and enough density and tannin to drink well for 5-6 years. - Jeb Dunnuck