ANTONIO GALLONI'S VINOUS MEDIA 96 POINTS - "Brilliant ruby-red. Expansive, spice-accented black raspberry, boysenberry, cherry cola and floral aromas show excellent clarity and mineral lift. Chewy, sweet and focused in the mouth, offering densely packed red and blue fruit, candied violet and spicecake flavors that show alluring sweetness and reveal a hint of botanical herbs as the wine opens up. Youthfully chewy tannins add shape to the strikingly long, focused finish, which leaves behind sappy red berry preserve, floral and exotic spice notes. 21% new French oak."
ROBERT PARKER'S WINE ADVOCATE 96 POINTS - "The 2019 Pinot Noir Tongue 'N Cheek takes some air to open from tar and graphite to expressive raspberry preserves, blood orange and lavender. The palate is light-bodied with a fine, dusty texture, seamless lift and particularly detailed, ethereal, floral flavors. Give it a few hours in a decanter or 2-3 more years in the bottle."