Country: US / Pinot de Ville Putnam Vineyard
Variety: Pinot Noir California
Winery: Tongue Dancer / Sonoma Coast
Winemaker James MacPhail continues to refine his solo project with this Annapolis-sourced effort, a smooth layered expression of baked strawberry and rose petal herbaceousness. Lingering fruitiness makes it lovely to enjoy, as the oak remains a background player in full support of the succulence and ripe power. Still young, it should continue to open further over time.