It is pale golden in color and exudes pineapple fruit, braised pear, and fig aromas, sweet oak, and dried herbs on the palate.

The palate is well-layered, but with forward, ripe fruit shining through.

Opening with a broad and expressive bouquet, the 2014 Nicolas-Jay offers up intense cherry, blackberry, and baking spice notes.

The bouquet displays intense tropical and floral notes packed with honeysuckle, passion fruit, pear, and melon.

A tour de force, this exquisite example of Pinot Noir from the highly pedigreed Santa Rita Hills appellation shows off waves of dark berries, black plum, dried tea leaves, cranberry, hints of toasty oak and then culminates in a 40 second finish.