2015 Cambria Element Santa Maria Valley Pinot Noir

13.6% alc., pH 3.60, TA 0.56, $45. Clone 115. Aged 11 months in French oak barrels, 39% new. · Moderately light garnet color in the glass. The nose is highly aromatic, featuring the scent of black cherry, dark bittersweet chocolate and toasty oak. Welcome attack of black cherry, boysenberry and tar flavors with a quenching finish offering slightly astringent tannins. The wine has definite merit, but the voluptuous oak treatment is not for me personally. Score: 89. Reviewed September 24, 2017

Winery: Cambria Estate Winery
From article: Sips of Recently Tasted California Pinot Noir & Chardonnay