Big Basin 2013 Coast Grade Vineyard Pinot Noir (Santa Cruz Mountains)

Country: US / California
Variety: Pinot Noir
Winery: Big Basin / Coast Grade Vineyard

Cranberry, dried sage, sour cherry, thyme and dried chaparral shrubbery show on the nose of this wine from an oceanview vineyard near Ben Lomond. The palate is fairly lithe and bouncy with acidity, showing lots of crushed bay leaf and wild sage as well as underripe strawberry and richer cranberry notes.