2018 Birichino 'Boer Vineyard' Pinot Noir, Chalone   

Boer is always the most generous of our single site Pinot Noirs, at least for the first five years of evolution. That great virtue notwithstanding, the tell tale markers of a Chalone wine abound - a rocky, rather fruit driven mid-palate; a not so subtle suggestion of something slow-roasted; and as the prerogative of alliteration demands, the dense, molten, savory siren song of the underground itself. Hold until 2025 , if you wish.