Antica Terra 'Botanica' Pinot Noir Willamette Valley, USA 2023 Kikusui and honeydew melon and stony

and honeydew melon and stony accents on the palate

Soft tannins match restrained acidity

Bursting with apricot and peach characters and a perfume aroma of jasmine

adding supple Reine Claude plum flesh and juiciness to the mid-palate

making it likely to age into a full

Antica Terra 'Botanica' Pinot Noir Willamette Valley, USA 2023 Kikusui and honeydew melon and stonyThis wine is so pretty and perfumed, with floral and botanical aromas. The palate is generous yet very pure and focused, with saturated red fruit flavors and velvety tannins. The long finish carries notes of bitter rose petals and wild mountain herbs. Medium to full bodied. Drink or hold. James Suckling