Dragonette Cellars 'Radian Vineyard' Pinot Noir, Sta Rita Hills, USA 2022 Racines Wine sitting at the highest elevation

sitting at the highest elevation in the Valley—a name from the Kalapuya Native American people meaning 'beautiful ceiling of the sky'—yield a beautifully balanced and vibrant wine

elder flower and cassis are mingled with evocations of wet stone and struck flint that anticipate the active impression of mineral impingement delivered on a lusciously fruity palate

as they are focusing their work there

low-key apple and butter aromas and flavors

Dragonette Cellars 'Radian Vineyard' Pinot Noir, Sta Rita Hills, USA 2022 Racines Wine sitting at the highest elevationThe 2022 Radian Pinot Noir is complex, with a dark red fruit profile (some black cherries and red plums, with raspberry liqueur, pomegranate), along with spices, and herbs (a distinct chapparal note) and the usual saline character from the ocean. The wine is graceful due to citrus and mineral laced acidity.