2011 Talley "Rosemary's Vineyard" Arroyo Grande Pinot Noir Elegant bright black- and blue-fruit

Elegant bright black- and blue-fruit notes with hint of sweet vanilla and bramble

My tasting at Failla was one of the highlights of the two weeks I spent in Sonoma earlier this year

all of them corresponding to a plot of vines

denser and sweeter than the La Mission on the nose but much tighter and more tannic on the palate

2011 Talley "Rosemary's Vineyard" Arroyo Grande Pinot Noir Elegant bright black- and blue-fruit**Cellar Selection** This bottling is often Talleys best Pinot each vintage, and so it is in 2011. Its full bodied in style with a dark color hinting at the superripe cherries, raspberries and cola flavors. Yet it never loses Pinots essential silkiness. Structured and nuanced, its a natural cellar candidate to drink from 20172021.