2012 Petaluma Gap Pinot Noir

The 2012 Pinot Noir Petaluma Gap, made from Dijon clones 777 and 115, exhibits a Burgundian, Côte de Nuits-like character with plenty of forest floor, Asian plum sauce, raspberry and black cherry notes, a full-bodied, intense, pure mouthfeel, stunning purity, and admirable integration of acidity, wood and tannin. A bigger-than-life Pinot Noir (much like Russell Bevan himself), it should drink nicely for a decade.