Papapietro Perry, Mukaida Vineyard Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley

Maybe the best of these that I have enjoyed to date. Lovely red cherry core with a silky, smooth delivery. Bright red fruit with medium weight that presents an elegant wine. Balanced and integrated and drinking beautifully at this point. Plenty of road ahead as well. This one does demonstrate a premium experience compared to their normal line-up, but still not light years better.

This settled in since the last bottle. Deeper flavor, great on the palate and lasting finish. Dark fruit with greater complexity and diversity than prior bottle. I think this will lay down for quite a bit longer. Very nice bottle.

Very good, but not significantly better than some of their other offerings. Likely needs some additional time to continue to evolve. Soft red fruit with lively aromas and nice lift. Medium weight. Drinking nicely at this juncture but thinking it will have a further upside.

The 2020 vintage: delicious, concentrated fruit with lots of complexity and structure. The deep garnet wine starts with an effusion nose of fresh blue fruit and red fruit with warm oak notes. On the palate tightly woven black raspberry and Bing cherry flavors up front lead to fresh pomegranate on the finish. The concentrated fruit flavors are infused with wonderful baking spice flavors and caramel. The mouthfeel is lush and expansive with mouthwatering acidity creating a compelling mouthful of wine …

Showing it's age much more now. Amber hues envelope the once toasty red wine. Still get some of the classic PP Sonoma dusty cherry, earth, and spices.

PnP. Nice flavor profile with the fruit a bit muted throughout the first glass and a half consumed. We both commented on the fruit being a bit muted, with earth and acidity in the forefront. Wifey went to bed, and after another 30 minutes, this became much more balanced with the fruit showing - touched of cherries and raspberries. I would either wait on this or give it an hour of air time in the glass or a decanted before …

Clean palette...medium red berries and cherries plus a touch of menthol(?). Nice.

Solid Pinot Noir with an excellent structure and a lingering fruit finish.