Sokol Blosser "Estate Cuvee" Pinot Noir Dundee Hills 2004

Pale red, almost pink.

Decidedly Pinot nose - underbrush, rhubarb, strawberry/cherry/cranberry - vibrant and suave simultanously. A bit of hazelnut too.

Round and mouthfilling, with a sweetness of texture leavened by good, yet unobtrusive acidity (or is it lift from stem inclusion?). You'd have to be unbalanced not to enjoy drinking this. The complexity promised in the nose is mostly delivered
in the mouth. It does seem that stem inclusion is a factor here. Very well-judged.

I just want to keep drinking the stuff. Satisfying on every level.


Gift - $40?