this beauty showed its powerful underlying medicinal reserve without losing its freshness

Dark and more closed

Light and fresh

The nose of this nascent beauty was locked up tight for the first few minutes

This firmly structured effort will require at least a decade to reach its peak

Mountford, Gradient Pinot Noir Brut Zero this beauty showed its powerfulMedium deep ruby colored, the 2009 The Gradient Pinot Noir envelops a core of red cherries and red currant aromas with notes of stems, dried Mediterranean herbs, damp loam and mossy tree bark. Medium to full bodied, it is a bit lean on the palate, with low to medium levels of chewy slightly astringent tannins, medium acidity and a long finish. Consider drinking it now to 2015.