Hirsch Vineyards Pinot Noir Raschen Ridge Sonoma Coast 2015 750ml

Hirsch Vineyards, planted by David Hirsch in 1980 on the ridges above the Pacific in what is now the Fort Ross-Seaview appellation, is one of the true pioneers of the far Sonoma Coast. Raschen Ridge is one of the estate's block-designated Pinot Noirs. In the warm, low-yielding 2015 vintage, Vinous called it one of the most flamboyant Hirsch wines ever tasted, with super-ripe black cherry, tobacco, spice and leather in a creamy, supple frame. Wine Enthusiast, naming it a Cellar Selection, found black cherry, raspberry, rhubarb and red cherry, with firm acidity and the nervy energy to age. Balanced and refreshing, it drinks well now and should hold through about 2030.