Trout Gulch Pinot Noir, 2023

California Pinot without the jammy weight: berries, a pine-needle lift and a salty finish, from vines planted in 1980 a few kilometres off the Pacific.

A fresh, finely built Pinot Noir from a vineyard planted in 1980 above the hamlet of Aptos, under six kilometres from the Pacific. Mixed berries, floral perfume and a lift of pine on the nose, then a stony, medium-bodied palate with red fruit, a gentle blood-orange bitterness and a salty, savoury finish.