2021 Arista "Reuling Vineyard" Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir

The Reuling Vineyard is an exciting new acquisition for the team at Arista that was planted by Peter Michael in 2000 with vine cuttings from Burgundy in Vosne-Romanée. The first release of this wine, the 2021 Pinot Noir Reuling Vineyard is highly expressive in the glass and pours a deep ruby/magenta color. It’s perfumed with cascading aromas of Amarena cherries, black truffle, and dark mineral earth. Medium-bodied, it’s seamless in structure, with pure, even tannins, elegant freshness, and good tension to hold it all together through to its long finish. It’s a superb first vintage of this wine that readers should snap up. (AF)