We named it Tightrope because we think it’s the perfect way to describe balance in Pinot Noir,” said winemaker Tony Rynders when I chatted with him at this year’s Grand Tasting during the International Pinot Noir Celebration. Indeed, his wines can be praised as having achieved that most precarious balance in one of the wine world’s most finicky grapes. The 2013 Tightrope is pure harmony in a glass. Lithe and lingering, imbued with raspberries and cranberries, anise, orange oil, and spice that borders on exotic. Easily the most delicate and enchanting Pinot in the tasting. Sample
9.3 Points