Mountford, Gradient Pinot Noir other_regions from this cepage and site)

from this cepage and site)

Smoke and vanilla frame huge blackberry and cassis fruit on the nose

An impeccably balanced Chardonnay but today the wine's fruit is quite restrained

showing a youthfully muscular character to the intense flavors of cranberry

Mountford, Gradient Pinot Noir other_regions from this cepage and site)Medium deep ruby colored, the 2009 The Gradient Pinot Noir envelops a core of red cherries and red currant aromas with notes of stems, dried Mediterranean herbs, damp loam and mossy tree bark. Medium to full bodied, it is a bit lean on the palate, with low to medium levels of chewy slightly astringent tannins, medium acidity and a long finish. Consider drinking it now to 2015.