2022 Alpine Hillside Pinot Noir

The 2022 Pinot Noir Alpine Hillside Vineyard is a quintessential combination of sumptuous, composed and refined. It feels like a different wine entirely, rather than a more intense iteration of the regular Alpine Vineyard bottling. As always, this wine is a moving target in the glass, combining all manner of pure, fragrant, herbal aromas and deep, savory bass notes wrapped in a core of perfectly ripe, revolving door of red fruits. The palate perfectly marries luscious, multidimensional richness while remaining trim, fit and focused. It concludes with a lush, staining, ethereal and expansive finish, showing off weightlessly swelling tannins and a haunting, floating quality that is simply captivating. While this wine's tannin structure is always some degree of persistent, this vintage is less relentlessly grippy relative to recent iterations, allowing for a slightly earlier drinking window.