2010 DuMol "Ryan" Russian River Valley Pinot Noir this firmly structured wine reveals

this firmly structured wine reveals a great purity and intensity and is a fascinating "dry‰ÛÏ (please accept 15 grams of residual sugar here as trocken) interpretation Goldtr̦pfchen and I almost can‰۪t stop drinking it

There's a bit of that blueberry note on the finish

age-worthy Chateauneuf du Papes that have incredibly broad drink windows

this feels sophisticated

2010 DuMol "Ryan" Russian River Valley Pinot Noir this firmly structured wine revealsThis is the fourth release of the small production DuMol "Ryan," which comes from young vines planted at the DuMol estate in the Green Valley sub appellation of California's Russian River. Aged for 14 months in 55% new French oak, this has a wonderfully perfumy bouquet that combines red fruit, fresh herbs, violets, rose petals and chocolate. Everything is deftly interwoven on the palate, with an underpinning of nioise olives and orange zest. Good