Dusty garnet color. Aromas and flavors of compressed watermelon, cherry granola, fresh herbs, duck rillettes, warm, flaky pastry, and tangerine with a velvety, vibrant, dry-yet-fruity medium body and a warming, elegant, long finish with accents of smoked cranberry sauce, licorice, and caramelized squash with light oak flavor. A singing Valley Pinot Noir with a dark side; rich, mysterious, savory but all-the-while purely fruity and instantly appealing.