2022 Dusty Nabor "Radian Vineyard" Sta Rita Hills Pinot Noir

From one of the most radical and exposed sites in the already cold and windswept Sta. Rita Hills. Sitting in the southwestern corner of the appellation on an elevated, west-facing hillside, Radian takes the full brunt of the relentless coastal winds head-on. The fruit comes from the “Pinot Bowl” section of the vineyard, a natural amphitheater mid-slope with highly eroded, powdery, diatomaceous earth soils. The clone is 667, with tight clusters and concentrated aromatics. The wine is wild and savory on the nose with dusty earth, coastal chaparral notes, dried herbs, baking spice and mulberry elements. Small, brambly, forest berries and laced with exotic spices. It opens and gains generosity with air in the decanter or plenty of swirls in the glass. A very complex, layered, age worthy style of Pinot Noir. Treat it like a Premier Cru Burgundy.