Violet Hill Pinot Noir Santa Barbara County

Fresh red cherry skins and wild strawberry at first—then drifts toward dried rose petal, forest floor, and a faint suggestion of crushed fennel seed and tea leaf, the kind of aromatics that arrive only once the glass has warmed in your hand. On the palate, the wine leans into texture rather than weight. The fruit stays firmly in the red spectrum—tart raspberry, red currant, and pomegranate—woven through with subtle savory notes of bay leaf, dried thyme, and a light dusting …

Metallic finish, all acid. This one was off.