flavors aren't particularly dense but the finesse is striking plus it carries over to the transparent
precise and supremely well focused
The 2016 spent 18 months in new American oak hogsheads
This is also clearly built-to-age and a wine that's going to need at least a few years of bottle age to both become more approachable as well as better integrate its generous wood treatment
Stargazer Palisander Pinot Noir 2024 Non Vintage flavors aren't particularly dense butIf you seek a fruit pure, flint struck pinot noir, you are indeed in the right place. Those reductive tones lie nicely simpatico with the pure red dark cherry, plum and raspberry fruits and there are hints of medina spice, amaro, twiggy bits, turned earth, crushed mountain herbs and purple florals in the mix. On the palate, there is a fine balance and tension between fruit, reduction and fine minerality. The wine shows a composed, complex array of