Kessler-Haak 2013 Symphony Pinot Noir (Sta. Rita Hills)

Country: US / Symphony
Variety: Pinot Noir California
Winery: Kessler-Haak / Sta. Rita Hills

There’s compelling balance between the baked red cherry fruit, graphite-like minerality and brown spice on the nose of this bottling, further enhanced by leather and earth aromas. Bright raspberry meets with cooked strawberry and licorice flavors on the palate, where a somewhat frothy texture is powered by acidity atop soft yet somewhat structuring tannins.