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Tuesday, March 29, 2022 - Muted tart berry nose. Flavor on the tongue is strawberry with a tiny bit of earthiness and an appropriate amount of tannin to make this an adult wine, not a candy wine, but a wine that tastes of terroir.

The terroir is specifically the sun, soil and elevations found in these towns south of San Francisco in the Santa Cruz Mountains: La Honda, Hillsborough, Woodside, Portola Valley, Los Altos Hills, Saratoga and Los Gatos, in other words, prime Silicon Valley land, the grapes of wine aficionados who have the time, money and interest to grow quality grapes in a benign climate.

This is delicious wine, a fine Pinot Noir.

As the winemaker Charlie Miller writes on the label, Sequence is La Honda Winery's flagship wine and as a flagship wine, the care, craftsmanship and quality comes through.

I'm biased. I live here and love knowing that the grapes were sourced from the yards of homes that I have driven past or walked by, but honestly the quality and value of this wine is very high. The wine tastes natural, of the environment where the grapes were grown, without unnecessary meddling.

Purchased at Bianchini's Market in Portola Valley. I will definitely stock up on this terrific Pinot Noir!

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