Gallegos Pinot Noir ‘Boekenoogen Vineyard’ 2021

The Gallegos family has been farming grapes in the Napa Valley since the 1950s. Gallegos Pinot Noir ‘Boekenoogen Vineyard’ 2021 is moderately deep reddish purple color in the glass. Highly aromatic with intense scents of very ripe black cherry and black raspberry. A hedonistic wine that is the epitome of the California fruit experience with a full monty of blackberry and black raspberry fruits, with added plum, spiced raisin and sassafras flavors. The fruit was harvested at the cusp of surmaturite. Very plush on the palate that is both fruit and alcohol driven. This wine was a favorite at this year’s Pinot Summit, showing well in tastings due to its flamboyant fruit and seductive mouthfeel.