Warm and rich in dark fruit flavors, with a broad texture and a full body that make this bottling easy to enjoy now. Red and black cherries, dark plums, baking spices, broad tannins and a lingering, fruity finish. Drink or hold.

Medium to deep ruby-purple colored, the 2023 Pinot Noir Ryan opens with evocative notes of wild blueberries, juicy blackberries, and forest floor, followed by hints of dusty soil and wild sage. The medium to full-bodied palate delivers a firm backbone of fine-grained tannins and well-knit freshness and muscular blue and black fruit, finishing long and earthy.

The 2023 Pinot Noir Ryan comes mainly from vines planted in 1984 in the Dutton-Widdoes Vineyard, plus 20% from the Dutton-Jentoft Vineyard, planted in 2007. Grapes were harvested on October 2 and 5, and the wine was matured for 15 months in 34% new French oak. The nose is bursting with pure scents of pomegranate, blackberries, mossy bark, cedar and pipe tobacco. The full-bodied palate is sapid and spicy! Its intense, expressive flavors are structured by chalky tannins and vibrant acidity, and it has a long, layered finish. It unfolded dramatically for several days after being opened and will benefit from time in the cellar. 95+