Moving to the two Pinot Noirs, the 2017 Pinot Noir Cleary Ranch The Settler from the Cleary Ranch Vineyard was all destemmed and brought up in 38% new French oak. It has a rocking nose of spiced cherries, raspberries...

Aromas of black cherry, clove, spiced cake and vanilla show on the nose of this bottling. The texture is soft and pillowy on the sip, where a splash of acidity underlies the hearty black-cherry and mocha-foam flavors...

This is the first vintage of a Mt. Pajaro vineyard designate Pinot Noir—previously this fruit was blended into the Alesia bottling. This vintage the fruit was picked before the heat spike. Pale to medium ruby-purple, the...