2010 Cowan Cellars Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast
So in 2013 I made a note to revisit this wine after six or nine months and instead three years passed. And I'm glad. Not sure I'd have deliberately trusted it for distance but it's proven it's mettle as it's in a good place now with interesting secondary nuances. Not much California pinot typicity, though--more strawberry in character, with notes of prickly pear and pepper. Could be mistaken for grenache.