this beauty showed its powerful underlying medicinal reserve without losing its freshness

vinified and matured in stainless steel

energetic and beautifully persistent finish

This is also quite restrained but a bit less structured

Mountford, Gradient Pinot Noir Brut Zero this beauty showed its powerfulMedium deep ruby colored, the 2009 The Gradient Pinot Noir envelops a core of red cherries and red currant aromas with notes of stems, dried Mediterranean herbs, damp loam and mossy tree bark. Medium to full bodied, it is a bit lean on the palate, with low to medium levels of chewy slightly astringent tannins, medium acidity and a long finish. Consider drinking it now to 2015.