Gary Farrell 2011 Stiling Vineyard Pinot Noir (Russian River Valley)

Country: US / Stiling Vineyard
Variety: Pinot Noir California
Winery: Gary Farrell / Russian River Valley

This bottling is curiously at odds with the winery’s other 2011 single-vineyard Pinots. It’s less ripe, with a mushroomy earthiness alongside flavors of raspberries and pomegranates. You might call that Burgundian, but it does cut down on the wine’s opulence, and seems to limit ageability.