Tatomer Pinot Noir Kustennebel

Bright, balanced, beautiful

Mid ruby. Nicely bright red fruit with some mid-palate density. Densely silky. Good shape and positive finish, attractive. ****

This is a Spätburgunder all the way: From the intense floral nose through the tighter, high noted and crunchy and stemmy middle to the sharp finish on good acidity that cuts right through the fattiness of a steak or a duck breast. Really fun to taste someone doing this with Santa Barbara grapes.

I have enjoyed several Tatomer wines and was excited to try this. I have mixed feelings about the wine. It’s well made, fruity (cherry/plum), not overly ripe, and has a balanced profile, all of which I like. on the other hand for some reason I didn’t get the same enjoyment from this as other pinots I’ve had recently from the area. Maybe just my expectations were off.