Herbal flavours and sour cherry
with loads of ripe
voluptuous beauty that has no hard edges
As is almost always the case this is aromatically less elegant but spicier and a bit more complex as well with its reserved array of liqueur-like dark berries
Hartford Court, Arrendell Vineyard Pinot Noir other_regions_italy Herbal flavours and sour cherryI also loved the 2016 Pinot Noir Arrendell Vineyard. Located in the Russian River and planted in 1975 to a heritage Martini Clone, this cool site struggles to ripen, giving this 2016 an exotic, complex, vibrant style along with its ample red and black fruits, candied violets, potpourri, and sandalwood. Its one of the more vibrant, racier wines in the lineup, yet its acidity is nicely integrated, its flawlessly balanced, and it has a great, great