There’s a lot to like about Rowland Tebb’s wildly complex, built for the cellar 2011 Pinot Noir from the famous Durell Vineyard at the southern Sonoma intersection of Valley, Coast, and Carneros. The vineyard sits on an ancient rubble field, its soil thick with stones. You can really taste what makes the site so unique with strong mineral, earth, and forest floor character throughout. 2011 went down as a challenging vintage in Northern California, but for Operatives in the know, the cooler conditions yielded terrific Pinot Noir in tiny quantities from top growers. Like this 190 case production stunner.