While I love all the Assiduous Pinot Noirs, the Volkmann is the one that feels the most "Santa Cruz Mountains" to me, which may somehow be controversial, but we eagerly court controversy here in Aaron's Tasting Corner, a place I just made up. There's this kind of dried herb loamy note in the very back that just smells like home and makes me think of my drives through the mountains and this one wrong turn I made once. There's pretty fruit on the front, but it's got these herbal and loamy arms wrapped around it giving it a big squeezy hug and working to fully integrate itself. The palate has great acid pushing through, there's tannin but its losing the battle to acid. and the fruit is a little plump up front but the palate quickly takes a more savory and earthy turn before giving a little more fruit on the finish. Lots of cherry, raspberry, a little stewed strawberry, and then more herby earth coming in to play. Another fantastic wine. Love it.