title: Stephen Ross 2014 Estate Bottled Pinot Noir (Edna Valley)
description: Yet another example of where a producer's slightly cheaper appellation blends are just as stunning as the single-vineyard expressions. Steve Dooley's bottling offers black sage, dried tarragon, fennel, beet juice, cranberry, Earl Grey tea and smoked game on the nose. The palate shows smoked pork with a black-cherry rub, a touch of pencil lead and an intriguing red-sumac flavor.
variety: Pinot Noir
designation: Estate Bottled