All types of tea, from black to nettle to Greek mountain to chamomile, show on this wine’s herbally powered nose, with bits of sagebrush and wild berries thrown in for good measure. Tea elements also power the palate, along with cranberry fruit and raspberry leaf, held together with grippy tannins, at least for this grape.

A much more expressive nose speaks of ultra-fresh aromas of red cherry, raspberry, exotic tea and an interesting hint of lavender. There is lovely delineation and energy characterizing the medium weight flavors that deliver very fine depth and length on the dusty, intense and balanced finale. Like the Bucher this should definitely benefit from a few years of bottle age as it is presently quite firm. In a word, excellent. 2020+

Fermented with 15% whole clusters (the vintage had tiny berries and Adam said that even this small percentage yielded almost more stems than berries), the 2013 Pinot Noir Cargasacchi Vineyard offers soaring notes of stems, spice, underbrush, flowers and juicy berry fruit in a forward, sexy and fruit-filled style. Called a "love it or hate it" style by Adam, it seemed classic Pinot Noir with stem influence to me. I'd happily drink it anytime over the coming 4-6 years. - Jeb Dunnuck