The 2022 Pinot Noir Foggy Hill Vineyard is gently smoky, littered with dark cherries and shaped by fine tannins. The finish is waxy and quite savory in its way, with sandalwood, nutmeg and tamarind, crushed rocks, rust and blood inflections. This is a lean wine. 13.5% alcohol, sealed dunes screw cap.

Strawberries, pink peppercorns and redcurrants frame the flavors in the mouth, while the plume of fine, mineral tannins expand within it. This 2021 Pinot Noir Foggy Hill Vineyard is silky and almost a bit nervous, with an intensity that lingers through the timid finish. Very pretty. 12.5% alcohol.

More floral and ethereal in character than the sturdier 2018, the 2019 Pinot Noir Foggy Hill Vineyard delivers notes of fresh herbs, black tea, roses, cherries and cranberries. Medium-bodied and silky in texture, it also weighs in with 0.8% alcohol less than the previous vintage. While it's less expansive and rich, it floats easier on the palate, lingering easily on the finish.

There's a pervasive beet-like character on the nose of Tapanappa's 2018 Pinot Noir Foggy Hill Vineyard. There are ripe cherries too, plus hints of pencil shavings and herbal nuances. In the mouth, it's medium-bodied, framed by silky tannins and gentle acids, but it fades a bit quickly on the finish, where those beets return, lending a rich, loamy note.