I have all the gory details at my fingertips: brix at harvest, residual sugar, bottling date, vine age, oak treatment, but here’s what I think you care about: Aromas have that typical Pinot earthiness along with black cherry and some minerality … on the palate you’ll find complexity and a plethora of flavours including cranberry, black cherry, spiced plum and a weighty mid-palate, more than you’d expect from Pinot anyway – and then there’s the lovely lingering finish. For you geeks out there, the answers to the above questions are as follows (in order): 21.1-22.5; 0.39g/L; April 5, 2012; 6 years; 100% French – 33% new. For the rest of you: Price: $48.00 – Rating: ****+