this beauty showed its powerful underlying medicinal reserve without losing its freshness

with currant

even though the musts here averaged a relatively high 89 degrees Oechsle

energetic and beautifully persistent finish

vinified and matured in stainless steel

Mountford, Gradient Pinot Noir Brut Zero this beauty showed its powerfulMedium deep ruby colored, the 2009 The Gradient Pinot Noir envelops a core of red cherries and red currant aromas with notes of stems, dried Mediterranean herbs, damp loam and mossy tree bark. Medium to full bodied, it is a bit lean on the palate, with low to medium levels of chewy slightly astringent tannins, medium acidity and a long finish. Consider drinking it now to 2015.