The 2012 Pinot Noir Reserve is designed to be a little more extracted with higher fermentation temperatures and a higher percentage of new oak. It comes from several vineyards picked at 24.4 Brix, undergoing a seven-day cold soak and matured in 25% new French oak for 11 months, then a year in bottle. It has an outgoing "juicy" bouquet with black plum and cassis scents that are clean but missing a little nuance. The palate is medium-bodied with a sweet core of dark plum, blackberry, cafe latte and dark chocolate. There is good weight here, the new oak nicely enmeshed with a persistent, gutsy finish that deserves a year to mellow.