CRISTOM VINEYARDS MT. JEFFERSON PINOT NOIR 2009

This deep garnet colored Pinot Noir has an exotic, rich nose that includes black currants, licorice, cinnamon and hints of a dying rose. The intensity of the fruit continues on the palate with lots of ripe blackberries, plums and currants along with some cedar and oolong tea. Throughout this very multi-faceted wine there is an underlying backbone of savory tannin and acid that holds the whole thing together even as it evolves in the glass over several hours. This is a very complex wine that begs for food and will surely improve with additional agin for many years. Steve Doerner

Bottle Size: .750