Hirsch Vineyards Pinot Noir East Ridge Sonoma Coast 2017 750ml

David Hirsch planted his vineyard on the remote far Sonoma Coast in 1980, long before the area became famous, and Hirsch is now regarded as one of California's great Pinot Noir sites. East Ridge is one of the estate's distinct ridge-top bottlings, and in 2017 Jeb Dunnuck found it the richer of the ridge wines, with mulberry, ripe cherry, sappy herbs, tea and floral notes over bright acidity and firm tannins. James Suckling noted red cherries, sous bois and blue fruit with "beautifully preserved acidity." A challenging, heat-spiked year handled with finesse; drink now through about 2030.