2018 Mansfield-Dunne Pinot Noir Santa Lucia Highlands

WSI93 VIN92 Brilliant ruby-red. Red and blue fruit, pungent flowers and black cardamom on the expressive nose. Densely packed and chewy on the palate, offering bitter cherry and black raspberry flavors that loosen up and turn sweeter with air. Quite powerful for an entry-level bottling, finishing long and smooth, with harmonious tannins and a lingering berry note.
Estate Notes: 86% dark Cortada Alta gives the dark- fruit intensity, countered by the bright, red-fruited Peterson 14%. 80% Free Run juice, 43% new French oak. 336 cases.