The 2018 Pinot Noir John Sebastiano Vineyard has a pale ruby-purple color and offers deep red fruits with accents of dried herbs, forest floor and savory spices. The medium-bodied palate is spicy and floral, grainy and fresh, with an appealing saline-driven finish.

The pale to medium ruby colored 2016 Pinot Noir John Sebastiano Vineyard opens with notes of peppercorn, woodsmoke, autumn leaves and cola with black cherries, blueberries and blackberries plus floral hints. Medium-bodied, it's concentrated in the mouth with grainy tannins to support and juicy acidity, finishing savory and spicy.

The 2015 Pinot Noir John Sebastiano Vineyard reveals aromas of sweet red berries, herbs, sweet soil and rhubarb compote, showing a light touch of reduction. On the palate, it's medium-bodied, textural and savory but a little simple and one-dimensional.

Spicy and complex, with lots of sour cherries, dried underbrush and crushed flowers, the 2014 Pinot Noir John Sebastiano Vineyard (aged 17 months in 50% new French oak) is medium-bodied, silky and polished on the palate. It has fine tannin and a clean, classy, balanced style that's already hard to resist. Nevertheless, it will evolve for 5-7 years.

Another terrific Pinot Noir, the 2013 Pinot Noir John Sebastiano Vineyard was 100% destemmed and spent 17 months in 50% new French oak. Full-bodied, rich, mouth filling and beautifully textured, with surprising underlying structure, it offers tons of minerality, ground herbs and sweet Pinot Noir fruit on both the nose and palate. Shining for its seamless texture and purity of fruit, it still needs a year or two in the cellar, but will keep through 2023.