Classy forest floor, mulberry, black raspberry, spice, and incense notes emerge from the 2017 Pinot Noir Gap's Crown, a beautifully elegant, seamless, classic Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir. This is a great vineyard, and the only downside here is that there were only 713 cases produced. Drink bottles over the coming 5-7 years.

The 2017 Pinot Noir Gap's Crown Vineyard was made with 10% whole cluster and aged in 50% new oak. It's medium ruby-purple and reluctantly opens to black cherries, pipe tobacco, jamón ibérico, forest floor and accents of dried lilac. It's medium-bodied and silky with expansive layers structured by mouthwatering acidity and a grainy frame, finishing long. This is delicious now but will benefit from another year in bottle. 713 cases produced.

Ripe, rich and decadent, with dense spiciness to the dark plum and dried berry flavors that show notes of espresso and cardamom. Creamy on the finish, with chocolate mousse accents. Drink now through 2026. 113 cases made.

From the great Petaluma Gap site, long a source for the producer, this vintage shows a wealth of juicy black fruit alongside crunchy cranberry and currant. Rounded and textured in velvety tannins, it finishes with fistfuls of clove, nutmeg and toasted oak.