94pts Audrey Frick, JebDunnuck.com Lush with notes of dusty earth, the deep ruby-colored 2021 Pinot Noir Jessie Vineyard is rosy and pure, with wild raspberry liqueur, anise, and orange. Medium-bodied with a focused feel, while retaining ripe red fruit, it offers fine tannins and fresh acidity throughout. It has a bit of texture that I think comes from stem tannins, but they’re ripe and well-integrated. It’s going to benefit from a few more years of bottle age. Drink 2025-2037.

Hand-harvested, 52% whole-cluster fermented. Ambient-yeast fermentation. One to three punchdowns daily with occasional pumpovers in 1.5- to 5-ton open-top fermenters. Pressed to tank, settled overnight and moved to barrel. Unfined and unfiltered. 18 months on lees in 38% new French oak barrels. Pale ruby. Cola and sassafras on the nose. Crushed vanilla blossom and light oak spice. Incredibly elegant nose. Cranberry, cherry, red plum. Structured and spicy palate with velvety tannin. Elevated, balanced acidity. Lush red-fruited finish. Brighter than the Louise. (SCJ)