Ample ripe cherries, mulberries, baking spices, and orange blossom notes emerge from the 2017 Pinot Noir Summa Vineyard, which comes from a cooler vineyard that’s insight of the Pacific Ocean on a clear day. Aged 10 months in 50% new French oak, it’s one of the more structured wines in the lineup and is medium to full-bodied, with notable tannins, beautiful balance, and a great finish, all pointing to it having a solid 10-15 years of prime drinking.

The 2017 Pinot Noir Platt Vineyard is ample, full-bodied and detailed, with beguiling intensity in all of its dimensions. Dark plum, violet, lavender and game all develop in a Pinot that stands out for its virile, rather somber expression. The purity of the fruit is remarkable. There is so much to like here. It will be interesting to see where the Platt goes in the coming vintages as Thomas Brown and his team gain more familiarity with the fruit.