2018 Hirsch Vineyards Reserve Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir

13.0% alc., 732 cases, $85. A barrel selection from the most evocative and expressive vineyard parcels. · Moderate garnet color in the glass. The aromas have a serious tone and include blueberry, blackberry and Asian five spice. A hi-collar, connoisseur's wine with delicious flavors of blueberry and boysenberry backed by a tannic structure that suggests age ability. Very seamless in character, offering more nuance over time. I liked it the more I tasted it. When tasted the following day from a previously opened bottle, it brought chills like hearing the Star Spangled Banner at a sporting event.This beauty will reward cellaring and most certainly is a 20-year wine. Score: 95. Reviewed July 29, 2021

Winery: Hirsch Vineyards
From article: Elite California Pinot Noir Vineyards Part I: North Coast - Sonoma Coast