title: Testarossa 2014 Tondre Grapefield Pinot Noir (Santa Lucia Highlands)
description: Cooked cranberry scents are enlivened by turned earth, dewy sage and a touch of wildfire smoke in this bottling from the Los Gatos-based winery. Baked red-cherry flavors meet with a savory pork-au-jus-like element on the palate, redolent with roasted thyme and oregano. A licorice element rises toward the finish. It's mellow in intensity but with lots of depth.
variety: Pinot Noir
designation: Tondre Grapefield