2022 Bastard Tongue PN Rated 98

"Pouring out with it's usual depth of color, this edition of Bastard Tongue is simply bewitching in the glass, capturing the eye, and causing the gaze to linger. Simply beautiful! The nose shows an indulgent generosity—the perfect cohesion of black and red fruits, cherry bark, and sandalwood, all lifted by a charming folorality. The wine is classically lush, massively concentrated in fruit and texture, with an electric personality driven by 2022's undeniable freshness (that is true to the vintage). The kaleidoscope of Pinot Noir flavors endlessly swirl from front to back—black cherry, red pie fruit, pine forest, hibiscus, black tea, blood orange rind, cinnamon, clove, damp earth, and on, and on. It is a wildly complex, wonderfully rich, and unwaveringly classic rendition of Bastard Tongue."

98 The Wine Illuminati