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Sanford Pinot Noir Sanford & Benedict Vineyard (Santa Rita Hills) 2001

A couple of years ago, I wrote that this wine was:

...a very fine Pinot, but its firm acidity and potent - albeit well-integrated - tannic backbone mandate some additional cellar time for it to fully develop.

With two additional years of bottle age, the tannins have mellowed and the wine is in prime drinking condition.

Cherries, blueberries, mushrooms and truffles, tea, and a whiff of grape stems.

Grade: A-