The 2009 Pinot Noir Bishop Creek Vineyard was sourced from a site planted in the mid-1980s. It is an exceptionally fragrant offering marked by exotic spices, incense, tasty red fruits, and cedar. Velvety, elegant, and concentrated, this lengthy effort may evolve for 1-2 years and should drink well through 2019. Veteran vigneron Patricia (Patty) Green was the original winemaker at Torii Mor before purchasing the old Autumn Wind Winery in 2000 along with partner Jim Anderson and renaming it Patricia Green Cellars. Current production stands at 10,000 cases with distribution in 20 states. All of the Patricia Green wines are fermented naturally, see about one-third new oak, and only Cadus barrels are used in the cellar. In 2009 Green and Anderson’s lengthy experience paid off as they were able to get the maximum out of what the vintage offered.Tel. (503) 554-0821; www.patriciagreencellars.com