Medium ruby, the 2017 Pinot Noir Renegade Ridge Vineyard is scented of rhubarb, roasted cranberry, cola, undergrowth and Earl Grey tea plus notions of dried flowers and wild blackberry. The palate is light to medium-bodied with concentrated fruits, a very soft frame, juicy acidity and a long, earth-tinged finish. 398 cases were made.

Pale to medium ruby-purple, the 2016 Pinot Noir Renegade Ridge Vineyard has a bright nose of red cherry, red licorice and wild blackberry with notes of cracked peppercorn, green tobacco, soil and dried leaves. Medium-bodied and silky textured with herbaceous red fruit in the mouth, it’s framed by slightly fuzzy tannins and lip-smacking acidity, finishing long and spicy. 440 cases produced.

Pale to medium ruby-purple in color, the 2015 Pinot Noir Renegade Ridge Estate has pretty warm red cherry and rose petal notes with suggestions of cranberries, bay leaves, garrigue and fertile earth. Medium-bodied, refreshing and finely textured in the mouth, it has expressive red berry and earth notes, lingering long into the finish.

The 2014 Pinot Noir Renegade Ridge Estate was aged for nine months in 50% new French oak sourced from several cooperages. It has an intense bouquet with blackberry, hickory and crushed violet scents that needs a little more delineation. The palate is sweet and candied on the entry with macerated red cherries, boysenberry jam and fresh fig. There is a slight graininess to the texture, moderate weight in the mouth with a dash of spice towards the finish. Not bad, although when compared to the superb Whole Cluster Cuvée, this is no match.

The 2012 Pinot Noir Renegade Ridge Estate is contiguous with Archery Summit on an east-facing incline. Picked October 10-17, it had twice daily punchdown during alcoholic fermentation. Including 10% whole-cluster fruit, it is matured in 46% new French oak over ten months. It has a more floral bouquet compared to the Archer's Edge: raspberry and crushed strawberry, a vein of candied orange peel with hints of brown spices. The palate is medium-bodied with wild strawberry and red cherry with moderate weight, just a hint of glycine, with a slightly backward finish this needs a little more depth. Fine.