Alesia, Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast 2003

Evolved, light, red.

WTF - this smells like a killer, older, Chateauneuf (with suave oak treatment) - iron, wilted greens, earth, hazelnut liqueur, black pepper. Holy shit.

Round and mouth-filling, with a textural sweetness that again makes me think of Grenache. Then some sour "greens" that take me north. Not at all your typical Pinot, and sure to freak out many Pinot-philes. Doesn't have the depth or length of the Bondi, but this is singular Pinot.


$45? Gift from Kelly Mulville years ago. The second label (purchased fruit) of Kevin Harvey's Santa Cruz Mtn venture, the name escaping me at the moment. (It's Rhys)