Belle Pente Murto Vineyard Pinot Noir 2018

Belle Pente's wildly popular Murto has earned its fan club, thanks to Murto's signature riff of red fruits and savory spices and its ability to leap out of the bottle at release and delight all kinds of Pinot noir palates. 2018s beautiful forward fruit—succulent black cherry and red plum up front—meets Murto spice and subtle Dundee Hills earth notes. Fantastic flavor persistence and like the Estate Reserve '18, this is cloaked in such a flowing robe of fruit that the structure melts into the wine. Yes, wildly tasty. -Marcus 2016 vintage notes 95 points Vinous, Josh Raynolds: "A highly complex bouquet evokes ripe raspberry and boysenberry, exotic spices, incense and smoky minerals, and a sexy floral note gains strength as the wine opens up. Conveys a compelling blend of richness and finesse, showing seamless texture and intense red and blue fruit, floral pastille and spicecake qualities on the palate. Finishes extremely long and smooth, with discreet tannins framing lingering floral an