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Bright yet gushing with purple plum and black cherry favors, it’s easy to dive straight into the full flavors that flow across the palate with this new Pinot Noir. The perfume, however, is redolent with clove, cedar and notes of sarsaparilla that are definitely worth circling back to. Tannins are integrated and supportive, while an almost zippy acidity lifts the palate. A rich earthiness balances the layers of ripe fruit and lingers, irresistibly, on the finish.

Perched just above the town of Occidental, Saxon Priest’s terrain is almost totally dramatically sloping hillsides, with coastal air blowing through in the early morning and late afternoon. With its Pacific proximity and steep hills, the extreme topography of the windswept Saxon Priest Vineyard gives us highly stressed vines with small, concentrated Pinot Noir. We have planted a significant amount of Wadensville 2A and Pommard, and we love the savory undertones and deep flavors these Pinot Noir clones give us. The wine gushes with juicy red berry and rhubarb flavors, balanced by forest floor, tea and earth accents, exemplifying the lush approachability we loveto taste in Russian River Pinot Noir.