Red Wine by Baker Lane from Sonoma County, California. A cooler than normal growing season in 2010 led to rigorous crop adjustments in the Estate vineyard. This allowed the winery to produce beautiful fruit with mature flavors, albeit not very much of it (1.5 - 2 tons an acre were the season's meager yield). The spicy fruit profile that is the Estate vineyard signature distinguishes the unfolding aromatics, while dark fruits, crisp acid and tannin components, and an elegant 13 degrees of alcohol form the palate impression. The wine was aged in 400 L Kadar puncheons (20% new) and was bottled after a 17-month elevage in Barrel.