Ceritas Pinot Noir Elliott Vineyard 2018

Tightly knit and a little withdrawn right now, the 2018 Elliott Vineyard demands patience. Mineral-driven and savory at its core, with sweet red berry fruit that feels compressed beneath a firm, structured frame, this is Sonoma Coast Pinot built on tension rather than charm. Think less summer fruit, more iron and earth. What's there is focused and precise, with the kind of quiet authority that carries a room without raising its voice. Give it three to five years and it should open into something genuinely fine.