August West 2011 Rosella’s Vineyard Pinot Noir (Santa Lucia Highlands)

Country: US / Rosella’s Vineyard
Variety: Pinot Noir California
Winery: August West / Santa Lucia Highlands

Rosella’s is a very good vineyard, but this Pinot is unripe and unbalanced. There’s an herbal, vegetal note that gets in the way of the cherries and pomegranates. Hard to see it going anywhere, so drink up.