2018 Landmark Vineyards Hop Kiln Estate Pinot Noir [W&S91][WE90]

"With sweet notes of pomegranate molasses over salty mineral tannins, this wine offers a playful harmony in its flavors, ending clean, without any excess weight. It’s a juicy pinot that could stand up to fire-grilled pork riblets." 

Wine Enthusiast, 90 Points 

"This is a sultry, brooding red wine, exuberant in black cherry, black tea, forest floor and rose petal. With a supple backbone of integrated tannin and toasted oak, it reaches a velvety finish of cola that accentuates its full-bodied style and enduring richness." 

Winemaker Notes: 

"Medium ruby purple color, complex and aromatic with ripe black and red fruit, cinnamon, vanilla, autumn leaves, licorice and a hint of camphor. Moderate plus bodied, with black cherry, ripe strawberry and toasted oak on entry, the mid palate shows savory cola and leather elements with nicely balanced acidity and tannins leading to a lingering finish showing black and red cherry with baking spice notes. 

The 2018 Hop Kiln Estate Pinot Noir is a mix of complex, deep flavors beautifully balanced by structural elements that gives an elegance that is the hallmark of Russian River Pinot Noirs."