Boekenoogen 2011 Estate Pinot Noir (Santa Lucia Highlands)

Country: US / Estate
Variety: Pinot Noir California
Winery: Boekenoogen / Santa Lucia Highlands

Blending distinction with sheer pleasure, the bouquet opens with scents of green, black, and Kalamata olives, sage, forest floor and slate. Those aromas translate remarkably to the palate, which is a potpourri of dried herbs and wet earth. There are barely any overt fruit characteristics, and the savory, sophisticated result is simply delicious.