title: Kings Mountain 2011 Estate Grown Pinot Noir (Santa Cruz Mountains)
description: Generally, some bottle age improves Pinot Noir by leaps and bounds, so 2011s like this are firing right now. In this bottling, from a longtime winery near Woodside just south of San Francisco, brings concentrated aromas of cherry-cola, crème brûlée and blackberry-vanilla purée. A soft creamy palate full of oregano, thyme, black cherry, graphite and pine needle precedes a mentholated finish.
variety: Pinot Noir
designation: Estate Grown