Notes of ripe strawberries and cherries with spicy herbs, hibiscus and crushed rocks. Medium- to full-bodied, tense and concentrated with red fruit character and savory juiciness.

This is a winning appellation cuvée from this single-vineyard specialist. Dark and pure aromas of boysenberry and oak lead from the nose into a wellstructured palate, loaded with berry, wood spice and a vanilla-kissed finish

Very young yet holding nothing back in the way of juicy, very well-defined fruit, Testarossa’s appellation bottling from the Santa Lucia Highlands is a solid and serious Pinot Noir that delivers the goods both on the nose and in its persistent, fruit-focused flavors. It tempts drinking now, and we would be loath to refuse a glass or two tonight, but, given a choice, we would hold off pulling its cork for another few years with absolute faith in its future