Country: US / Auction Block
Variety: Pinot Noir California
Winery: Tandem / Sonoma County
Give this dramatic young Pinot time to grow up. It’s super-young in jammy cherry, raspberry, licorice, cola and smoky new oak flavors, and while the tannic-acid structure is first-rate, it’s a little too unresolved for full enjoyment. Needs at least through the end of 2008 to come together. But should be magnificent, and capable of several years in the cellar.