As I mentioned at the outset, this was the only pinot noir Jamie Kutch was able to bottle in the inferno vintage of 2020. This is one of the warmest vineyard sites that Jamie works with, which is probably why the grapes were ready to be picked before the smoke really got bad on the Sonoma Coast. The 2020 McDougall bottling comes in at thirteen percent octane and included fifty percent whole clusters this year. It offers up a beautiful bouquet of red and black cherries, beetroot, peonies, roses, a hint of blood orange, gamebird, a complex base of soil tones and a gentle foundation of oak. On the palate the wine is full-bodied, focused and complex, with a lovely core of red fruit, bouncy acids, suave tannins and lovely balance and grip on the long, classy and very promising finish. This has really turned out well! (Drink between 2030-2075)