2011 Kutch Pinot Noir McDougall Ranch - USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast (10/26/2014)
The conditions of the wine cellar (packed to the gills) led me to opening this bottle. I could reach it, so it's what I grabbed. It seems darker than it was a year ago when I first tried it. It's deep, brooding, showing more structure, and generally ticked at me for opening it. I tried apologizing, but it just stared at me, like a cat that knows exactly what you want it to do, but has no interest in doing. An hour of air, and then 2 hours brought more life/brightness to the wine, but it's still closed in. The floral and black fruit aromas were the dominant character. I left half the bottle corked up, and resting in the wine cellar until the next night. I see lots to this wine, just not tonight.