Marked by a very sure and sustained sense of nicely extracted, but slightly withdrawn fruit, yet a Pinot Noir of slightly brooding potential rather than one that leaps sweetly from the glass, this one from Sonoma Mountain marries black cherries and rich oak in a deep and fairly solid, well-structured mix. Suppleness will come, as will increased sophistication, but only with additional age, and the wine has the look of one that is guaranteed to repay big dividends for collectors willing to lay it way for five or more years. Do not make the mistake of pouring it too soon. Two stars.

Medium ruby; attractive, forward, deep, cherry fruit aroma with herbal notes and hints of baking spices; medium to medium-full body; crisp, tight, red and dark fruit flavors with firm structure, good acid balance, and some richness in the mouthfeel; medium tannin; lingering aftertaste. Deserves a few more years of bottle aging. Very highly recommended.

Produced from Pommard and Martini clones planted in the mid-1990s in a relatively cool area, the 2015 Pinot Noir Lingenfelder Vineyard has a medium ruby-purple color and spicy red currant, lavender and rose hip tea notes with a waft of underbrush. Chewy textured with crisp acidity and a medium body, it has an understated style with very good intensity finishing with fragrant earth notes.

2015 PINOT NOIR, LINGENFELDER VINEYARD The nose is a bright cranberry infused with herb, tomato and firm cherry. The palate is a silky strawberry wrapped in a cherry, herb and tobacco.

Offers an expansive range of spicy wild berry, savory herb, light oak and fresh earth flavors. Impressively balanced and focused.

Offers an expansive range of spicy wild berry, savory herb, light oak and fresh earth flavors. Impressively balanced and focused. Drink now.

Firm, focused and light-footed, with blueberry and plum flavors set on a taut frame. Savory notes inform the long finish.

I loved the 2014 Pinot Noir Santa Lucia Highlands and this soft, silky, complex beauty is certainly a match for a number of the more expensive single vineyard releases. Giving up lots of Bing cherry, crushed flowers, black raspberry and spice, it has medium-bodied richness, no hard edges and a seamless texture, all of which allow it to shine today. Nevertheless, it should evolve gracefully given its impeccable balance.

Supple, generous and expressive, dancing deftly while offering black cherry, smoke and pepper flavors that come together on a harmonious finish.

A smoky nose with mushrooms, dried cherries and dried herbs. Fruit-forward with round tannins. Not overwhelming. The acidity pulls it all together on the finish.

Pleasantly rich and elegant without being weighty, with plum, blueberry and blackberry flavors accented by spice and light oak hints. An exciting and enjoyable style.

Moderately dark reddish purple color in the glass. Riper and more darker red fruited than usual for Rosella’s in this vintage, but the quality of the fruit really shines from entry to finish. The fruit has a slightly cooked quality, but still seduces. The oak is deftly managed, the tannins are complimentary, the texture is smooth, and the fruity finish is noticeably generous.

Among the richer, more immediately fruity of the new Siduri Pinots and a wine that earns high marks for its varietal precision, its admirable depth and its very careful construction, the 2014 from Rosella's Vineyard shows plenty of volume without ever tipping the scales in the direction of being too much. Its juicy appeals definitely invite early drinking, yet its concentration and balance provide reasons enough for a few years of waiting.

Tastes sweet beyond ripeness, with a rich, juicy core of cherry pie that fans out to blueberry and wild berry flavors, gaining depth and structure. Reveals a gravelly earth edge that offsets the ripeness.

Tastes sweet beyond ripeness, with a rich, juicy core of cherry pie that fans out to blueberry and wild berry flavors, gaining depth and structure. Reveals a gravelly earth edge that offsets the ripeness.

An instant charmer, pleasantly plump and juicy, with a fruity core of blackberry and blueberry flavors shaded by light cedary oak. Ample backbone and depth emerge toward the finish.

Moderately light reddish purple color in the glass. A very savory and distinctive wine of great interest. The nose leads with the scents of cherry, tea leaves and dried herbs. The mid weight essence of black cherry fruit has an earthy underpinning as well as accents of green tea and subtle oak. Nicely balanced with silky tannins and a generous finish that speaks more of unrefined, composted and feral nuances than fruit.

A very deeply pitched nose is composed by notes of plum liqueur, briar and a hint of crushed herbs. There is excellent richness to the rounded and impressively dense medium weight flavors that also possess a caressing mouth feel before culminating in a focused, complex and mildly dusty warm finale. I suspect that if given a few years of bottle age the dusty aspect on the finish may very well successfully age out.

Aromas of mushrooms and bay leaf with a core of dried raspberries. Generous thanks to plenty of upfront fruit and a bright backbone of acidity that holds it all together.

The 2014 Pinot Noir Lingenfelder Vineyard is one of the more aromatic, high-toned Pinots in the Siduri range. Expressive floral notes meld into sweet red cherry, plum, spice and new leather. This parcel is a blend of Pommard and Martini clone Pinot. A dollop of whole clusters on the Pommard section adds an attractive lifted character that is especially evident on the finish.

Here too there is a whiff of herbal tea present on the slightly riper array of red currant, black cherry and subtly spiced nose. There is very fine verve to the round, supple and attractively textured medium weight flavors that are quite rich yet manage to retain good precision while offering fine length and depth on the powerful and focused finale. Once again there is a hint of warmth but it's not enough to materially detract from the overall sense of harmony.

Medium ruby color; tight, earthy nose with cherry and spice notes; firm, black cherry flavors, with tea and cola notes; good structure and balance; long finish. Earthy, tight Pinot; this one needs time to open up.

Coming more from the southern end of the appellation (it's mostly Pisoni and Sierra Mar), the 2013 Pinot Noir Santa Lucia Highlands has come on like gangbusters since I tasted it from barrel last year. It gives up lots of blackberry and darker styled fruits, mint, cloves, crushed rock and underbrush to go with a medium to full-bodied, nicely concentrated, fruit-loaded style on the palate. Possessing beautiful fruit and no hard edges, it represents a killer value in Pinot Noir and should drink nicely for 4-5 years.

Medium ruby color; full black cheery aromas with savory spice and herb notes; some black cherry flavors with tea and mushroom notes; good structure and balance; long finish. Good fruit and earthiness highlight this Pinot.