2021 Jentoft Vineyard Ryan Pinot Noir

The 2021 Pinot Noir Dutton-Jentoft Vineyard emerges from the steepest portion of the vineyard, a section planted with Calera clone. Plush and super-concentrated, the 2021 saturates the palate with intense red plum and blood orange fruit. The Jentoft always has an exotic quality, as it does again in 2021. It's a classic DuMOL Pinot. This vineyard is not very well known by name, but it consistently yields Pinots of world-class quality. Superb.

A youthful ruby/purple, the 2021 Pinot Noir Dutton-Jentoft is perfumed and spicy, with pure notes of ripe raspberry, fresh herbs, and roses. Medium-bodied and linear, with orange peel, clove, and forest herbs, fine tannins, and a bright driving acidity, it’s bright and zippy with pomegranate. Drink 2024-2034.

The 2021 Pinot Noir Ryan has a medium ruby color and autumnal scents of truffle and forest floor, cinnamon and Earl Grey tea leaves complementing a core of wild berry fruit. (In 2021, the wine comes from the Dutton-Jentoft and Widdoes vineyards rather than 100% from Jentoft as in previous vintages.) The medium-bodied palate is supple and detailed with a concentrated core of mineral-driven fruit. It has a silky texture, energetic acidity and a long, layered finish. This is so delicious and very easy to drink!