Pinot Noir Katherine Lindsay Estate, Paul Hobbs Winery 2022

The freshness and richness at the same time are really impressive, with dried strawberries, orange peel and some fresh herbs like basil. It’s full and bright with orange peel, citrus and some iron and pepper undertones and a long and flavorful finish. Needs two or three years to come together. Drink after 2027.

Pouring a medium ruby hue, the 2022 Pinot Noir Katherine Lindsay Estate comes from the Russian River Valley and is mostly produced from the Calera clone of Pinot Noir, along with Swan. Spicy and savory on the nose, it opens to vibrant notes of rose hip rose petals, brambly wild herbs, cranberries, and orange rind. Medium-bodied, it offers compact tension, with fine tannins and elegant, lasting notes of cinnamon on the finish. It’s deserving of another year or two in a cool cellar and drinking over the coming 15 years. 870 cases were produced. Drink: 2024-2039.