title: Ryan Cochrane 2013 Solomon Hills Vineyard Pinot Noir (Santa Maria Valley)
description: Ryan Cochrane left his San Francisco advertising gig in 2009 to make wine, and this bottling is evidence he made the right move. Wild mint shrubs, dried purple violets, elderflowers and pencil shavings show on the nose. The palate is heavily spiced with sagebrush, eucalyptus and other chaparral elements found near this increasingly amazing vineyard adjacent to Highway 101.
variety: Pinot Noir
designation: Solomon Hills Vineyard