Pinot Noir Zotovich, Chanin 2022

The 2022 Pinot Noir Zotovich Vineyard is another pretty, beguiling wine in this range. Rosewater, dried flowers, mint, cedar and orange peel are all nicely lifted. Sandy soils and the decision to pick early yielded an especially aromatic wine that sits on the edge of underripeness, but in a good way. There's a lot of stuffing here—certainly more than enough to provide pleasure for a number of years. Drink: 2024-2032

As with the Chardonnay bottling, the 2022 Pinot Noir Zotovich Vineyard falls in the stylistic center of the Chanin Pinot Noir roster. It leads with elegant and reserved aromas of dried flowers, dark spices and oolong tea leaves. The palate offers the most velvety concentration of the Chanin Pinot Noirs, leading to a rich yet energetic finish framed with subtly drying tannins and increasing tension with time in the glass. Drink: 2024-2032