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97 Points Jeb Dunnuck
The 2017 Pinot Noir Mills Vineyard is slightly deeper colored (it's still translucent) and offers a gorgeous nose of ripe redcurrants, cherries, spring flowers, sappy forest floor, and ample spice nuances. With medium to full body, beautiful depth of fruit, and a seamless texture, it's another stunning Pinot Noir from this team that I'd be happy to have in the cellar.
 
94 Points Tasting Panel
Pale to medium ruby, the 2017 Pinot Noir Mills Vineyard, aged 17 months in 30% new French oak, has a floral-laced nose of cranberries, fresh raspberries, orange peel, tea leaves, potpourri and saline with an earthy undercurrent. Light to medium-bodied, it's bright, fresh and lifted with a finely grainy frame and juicy acidity on the finish.The fruit for this wine came from vines planted on their own root stock in 1984 in the Gabilan Mountains, 25 miles east of Monterey Bay. Deep notes of black cherry and black tea resonate on the nose and palate, demonstrating an earthy character. Sandalwood and sweet tobacco join in at the mid-palate with an onpoint acid structure, and on the finish, tart pomegranate is seasoned with white pepper and mushroom.
 
93 Points Wine & Spirits
The relatively large Mills parcel was planted in 1984 on a south-southeast-facing slope. This vintage is dusty and spicy, showing earthy forest floor and a hint of oak. It centers on a lush core of dark-cherry fruit, silky and voluptuous, with juicy ripeness that makes it mouthwatering. This will sustain its freshness while gaining complexity over the next decade.
 
Winemaker Notes
Planted in 1984, at an elevation of 2,200 feet, Mills Vineyard consistently yields a beautifully fragrant, red-berry driven expression of Pinot Noir— and the 2017 is no exception. Displaying glorious layers of ripe black raspberry, pomegranate, marmalade, wild mushrooms and fresh-cracked black pepper, it is juicy and mouthcoating, with an underlying complexity that evolves with each sip.