Winemaker Eric Hickey offers a limited selection of this delicious Pinot available only at the tasting room in Arroyo Grande. I loved its array of fresh, tangy flavors of raspberry, boysenberries and black cherry nicely balanced with earth, game, pepper and spice notes. Although it’s much too drinkable on its own it’s quite complementary with an array of dishes from grilled steaks, lamb chops or portabello mushrooms, or roast chicken. Available at Laetitia tasting room in Arroyo Grande for $32, it’s a very good buy for this classic variety.
This article appears in Jul 17-24, 2008.