El Molino, Rutherford Pinot Noir Vintage:2014 A brooding if attractively perfumed

A brooding if attractively perfumed nose features spicy notes of plum

and decant for 30 minutes

and young Theresa Breuer was quite confident that her viticulture regimen in 2011 would guarantee longtime cellarmaster Hermann Schmoranz fruit of more than sufficient ripeness and health

60% new oak for fermentation and ageing

The 2019 Pinot Noir Running Fence Vineyard Cuvée Catherine is magical

El Molino, Rutherford Pinot Noir Vintage:2014 A brooding if attractively perfumedThe 2014 Pinot Noir offers up hints of spice, tobacco, incense, dried cherry, and leather. Medium in body, with lovely energy and fine focus, the 2014 has aged well. I would not push my luck too much further here. It's a lovely wine, but some of the fruit has started to drop out.