2018 Failla "Mindego Ridge Vineyard" Santa Cruz Mountains Pinot Noir (Winery Direct Library Release)

Immediately appetizing, this gives off a come-hither fragrance suggesting orange zest, red raspberries and apple skin. It’s Anderson Valley Pinot presented with clarity and freshness, the structure compact, with an implicit earthiness that keeps the fruit frisky—a wine to pop open for grilled salmon in its energetic youth.