2013 Lutum Pinot Noir Durell Vineyard

The 2013 Pinot Noir Durell Vineyard is gorgeous. Here the flavors are bold and juicy throughout. Sweet red cherries, pomegranate and plum notes abound. Racy and flamboyant, the 2013 possesses terrific mid-palate depth and a creamy, voluptuous finish that is impossible to resist, with hints of smoke and earthiness that add elements of darkness. This is a fabulous showing from Gavin Chanin.

Lutum's 2013 Pinot Noir Durell Vineyard offers lots of sous bois, mushroom and damp earth characteristics to go with an impressive amount of sweet currant and cherry-like Pinot Noir fruit that continues to come more and more to the forefront with time in the glass. Beautifully textured, seamless and pure, it's medium to full-bodied, has no hard edges and terrific intensity and length. It should benefit from short-term cellaring and have 10-12 years of overall longevity.