Flowers Vineyard 2002 Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir

This was my first taste of Pinot in many years, what a way to start. This wine explodes in your mouth, the flavor is almost overpowering. It has lots of berry flavors, and a reasonably lingering finish. The finish is one of the main differences I see between Pinot and Cabernet, Cabernet can have a very long finish, and the Pinots I have tasted don’t. I have no idea how to pair this with food, unless you want the food to take the back seat. I think it makes a very impressive cocktail wine. The winery tasting note says “Crisp Acid and Tight Tannins”, I don’t get that, it may have been true a year ago, but today it has the right degree of softness.

3713 cases produced, and getting hard to find.