DuMOL, Russian River Valley Pinot Noir Estate

DuMOL, Russian River Valley Pinot Noir EstateThe 2018 Pinot Noir Estate Vineyard comes from Swan and Calera clones planted in 2004 at a high vine density (3,630 vines per acre). Medium ruby purple, it's richly scented of warm cranberry sauce, black cherries, tea leaves, tobacco and earth with floral notes. Medium bodied, it floods the mouth with dark, earth laced fruits cut through with bright red berry and citrusy pops. It has a firm, finely grained frame and addicting juiciness, finishing very

with lively acids

the 2018 offers tons of immediacy to match its exotic

the Barolo is pretty

Unctuous tannins

a mixture of red and black fruit

Not for super-technicians

the 1996 possesses enough pedigree to drink well for another 30 years

57 ha parcel)

The explosive finish goes on and on

it is quite structured in the mouth

with a chiseled frame of acidity and a chalky underpinning cloaked in a fine mousse that caresses the palate with its gossamer-like texture

In my almost-40-year history of Port drinking