91 Points James Suckling
Fragrant nose of rose petals, raspberries, pomegranates and rhubarb. Very fresh, with a medium body and chalky tannins. Nicely mineral at the end.
90 Points Wine Spectator
Lean in style and rather briary, with sleek raspberry, underbrush and savory mushroom flavors that build tension toward medium-grained tannins. Drink now through 2031. 1,370 cases made.
90 Points Jeb Dunnuck
The 2021 The Stalker Pinot Noir reveals aromas of candied cherry, sweet purple flowers, and thyme, and the palate is fruit-forward with juicy raspberry, herbes de Provence, and tea leaf. Drink 2022-2028.
Winemaker Notes
Perfumed purple violets, pomegranate blossom, give way to a “vinous” sur bois earthiness before a nice kick of feral blackberry, ripe blueberry, and fig jam fruitiness proves this wine is Pinot noir centric after all. Aromatically, this wine would stump the best of trained sommeliers.
The palate is not just big, but BIG! Got to love the huge tannin grip from skins, seeds, and stalks (stems) in this wine. Black cherry fruit is almost over- shadowed by a spice rack of Mediterranean Italian spice mix, cardamon, forest floor, browned stems, and wet slate minerality. This is a robust wine from start to long, long finish.
