The 2021 Pinot Noir leads with strawberry and garden mint on the nose, which pull through onto the palate. The wine is intense and concentrated, although light in the glass, and it shows a cavalcade of red fruits, briar, rose, cherry, pomegranate and pink peppercorns. This is a really lovely wine here. The garden mint/ clove/arnica character is woven through the finish and marks the impression. The Moss Wood Pinot Noir is an interesting beast; the wines have a great history of aging with grace. It is not uncommon for a wine from the 1980s to be rolled out in a blind tasting, and at 30 and 40 years of age, they are so often impressive. Long-time followers of Moss Wood accept this as an obvious truth. So, while you could revel in the cherries and berries of their youth, it is recommended that you be a little brave and seek out some older bottles. Cellar your own, and see how they go.

March,2024