Dragonette Cellars 'Radian Vineyard' Pinot Noir, Sta Rita Hills, USA 2022 Racines Wine sitting at the highest elevation

sitting at the highest elevation in the Valley—a name from the Kalapuya Native American people meaning 'beautiful ceiling of the sky'—yield a beautifully balanced and vibrant wine

with lilac notes developing

strawberries

ripe tannins and flavors of leather and a peppery and spicy long finish

Dragonette Cellars 'Radian Vineyard' Pinot Noir, Sta Rita Hills, USA 2022 Racines Wine sitting at the highest elevationThe 2022 Radian Pinot Noir is complex, with a dark red fruit profile (some black cherries and red plums, with raspberry liqueur, pomegranate), along with spices, and herbs (a distinct chapparal note) and the usual saline character from the ocean. The wine is graceful due to citrus and mineral laced acidity.