2015 Freeman Pinot Noir Gloria

Soaring aromatics, both signatures of the Martini and Swan clones, give the 2015 Pinot Noir Gloria Estate its decidedly exotic feel. Vivid and a touch eccentric, the 2015 has a lot to say. Sweet red-toned fruit, hard candy, mint and wild flowers are all beautifully lifted in the glass, which only adds to the wine`s considerable personality. 91 points

The 2015 Pinot Noir Gloria Estate is pale ruby-purple with quite an earthy/herbal nose over a core of red plums and black cherries plus hints of truffles and tilled soil. The palate is medium-bodied with firm, chewy tannins and restrained, earthy flavors, finishing with an herbal lift. 333 cases produced. 89 points

A whiff of reduction doesn`t materially diminish the appeal of the liqueur-like aromas of various dark berries and plum. There is impressive richness to the highly seductive and velvet-textured medium weight flavors that deliver fine length on the succulent and sappy finale where a hint of bitter cherr