This is also quite restrained but a bit less structured

this beauty showed its powerful underlying medicinal reserve without losing its freshness

vinified and matured in stainless steel

with currant

Light and fresh

Mountford, Gradient Pinot Noir Brut Zero This is also quite restrainedMedium deep ruby colored, the 2009 The Gradient Pinot Noir envelops a core of red cherries and red currant aromas with notes of stems, dried Mediterranean herbs, damp loam and mossy tree bark. Medium to full bodied, it is a bit lean on the palate, with low to medium levels of chewy slightly astringent tannins, medium acidity and a long finish. Consider drinking it now to 2015.