2016 Talley Pinot Noir Estate

(15% new French oak) Lurid red. Spice-accented raspberry and cherry aromas are complicated by hints of cola, candied rose and smoky mineral notes. Sweet and seamless on the palate, offering lively red berry flavors and suggestions of floral pastilles and blood orange that emerge with aeration. Nicely concentrated but vibrant and precise in style, delivering solid closing thrust, while smooth tannins lend shape to the long, spice-accented finish. This wine is composed of 65% Rincon and 35% Rosemary's fruit and, like the Chardonnay, it's extremely impressive for what might be called an entry-level bottling.

The 2016 Pinot Noir Estate is a Burg lover’s wine, and acid heads will find more to love here than I did. Offering racy notes of tart cherries and subtle mineral and earthy notes, it hits the palate with medium body, bright, clean acidity, and a solid finish. It’s a well-made, enjoyable effort.