Saxon Brown 2009 Durell Vineyard Hayfield Block Pinot Noir (Sonoma Coast)

Country: US / Durell Vineyard Hayfield Block
Variety: Pinot Noir California
Winery: Saxon Brown / Sonoma Coast

This tastes soft and simple now, although considering the vineyard sourcing, that could be misleading. There’s a core of raspberry and cherry fruit, with intriguing forest notes of dried pine needles and mushrooms. The acidity is just right, neither bright nor too soft. The wine isn’t showing much now, but could be a sleeper. Try after 2015.