"The 2020 Pinot Noir Earth Smoke is a massively different wine from its stablemate Angel Flower, giving a more expansive wine that blossoms in the mouth without any sense of weight. There's elegance and sense of precision. And do you know what? It feels special. If I were tasting blind, aromatically, I'd think it were a cool climate Syrah with sandalwood, fennel, agave and white pepper characters in abundance alongside pure cherry fruit. The finish is fresh and precise."
Robert Parker
RP91
"The 2020 Earth Smoke Pinot Noir leads with pomegranate molasses, cherry pip, red apple skins and dried herbs. In the mouth, the wine is pure and red fruited, shaped by fine, silty tannins. A gamey finish brings savory inflections of roasted meats and coffee grounds. It’s distinctly Pyramid Valley. Biodynamically farmed."