2015 Wendling Vineyard Pinot Noir

The 2015 Pinot Noir Wendling Vineyard is just as captivating from bottle as it was from barrel. Sweet, perfumed and very pretty, the 2015 speaks to grace above all else. The flavors are bright and precise, with hints of chalk, white pepper and mint that add a soaring upper register. I would prefer to give the 2015 at least another few years in bottle to help the tannins soften. This is a superb first release from Ted Lemon's new Wendling Vineyard in Anderson Valley.