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95 Points Wine Advocate
Medium ruby-purple, the 2019 Pinot Noir AEolian has alluring scents of blood orange, tea leaves and earth with wild berries and Angostura-like accents. Silky and fresh, it flows across the palate with detailed floral flavors and finishes long and layered.
 
92 Points James Suckling 
Aromas of cherry, plum, smoke and cedar. It’s medium-bodied with chalky tannins and vivid acidity. Plenty of dark fruit and wood spices and a supple finish with excellent length. Drink or hold.
 
Winemaker Notes
The Æolian has evolved in the eight vintages since we started making this wine, beginning as a means of expressing the ever-changing nature of our younger blocks and now settling in, as most things do at Bethel Heights, as a wine defined by ‘place’. Three blocks planted in 2002 high above the rest of the vineyard now make up this wine in its entirety. The 2019 Aeolian presents both purity and power; aromas of black cherry, rhubarb, and black tea, tremendous tension through the mid palate, and firm, fine grain tannins through the finish