Country: US / Kite’s Rest Vineyard River Turn
Variety: Pinot Noir California
Winery: Black Kite / Anderson Valley
Give this crisp young wine some time in a decanter, and it gets better as it warms up in the glass, evolving from being tight, acidic and closed to offering exotic flavors of raspberry jam, tangerine zest and baked cherry pie, complete with the smoky-sweet crust. Best now and through 2010.