There is excellent volume and energy to the big-bodied

spice and a very linear mineral tone at the back

the wine is drinking great now as it offers up juicy tannins with a quilt of baking spices that floats on top of the dense richness that the warm 2015 vintage delivered to Washington

the 2014 Proprietary Red needs a little coaxing to reveal slowly unfurling notions of warm black cherries

The flavors are dark and plodding

Occidental (Kistler), Running Fence Vineyard Cuvee Catherine other_regions There is excellent volume andThe 2019 Pinot Noir Running Fence Vineyard Cuve Catherine is magical. Singular and detailed, it unfolds slowly on the nose, iodine and seaweed give way to pomegranate, cranberry, woodsmoke, lavender and wild fennel aromas. The palate is seamless and pure, its dynamic flavors framed by powdery tannins and vibrant, lip smacking acidity, and it has a hauntingly long finish. It will be long lived in the cellar.