You’d better hurry, dear Operative! Today’s Graton Ridge Cellars 2013 Paul Family Vineyard Russian River Valley Pinot Noir will not last the day!

This 96 point wine earned two Gold Medals at the San Francisco International Wine Competition, which is one of the most important competitions in the country.

Fine, fresh and fragrant on the nose, with aromas of raspberry, red currant, cherry, cherry tobacco, chocolate covered cherry, soft mixed spice, India black tea leaf, dried orange peel and river rock.

Wow, what a palate on this beauty! Flavors of blackberry, raspberry, red currant, cranberry, chocolate covered cherry, subtle spice, black tea leaf, dried orange peel, subtle mineral.

Very highly recommended.

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Here’s what the wine press has to say:

96 points, Double Gold Medal - SF 2015 Int Wine Competition

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Gold Medal - SF Chronicle 2016 Wine Competition

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Gold Medal - 2016 Sunset Magazine Wine Competition

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Gold Medal - 2015 Sonoma County Harvest Fair

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Gold Medal - 2015 Pinot Shoot-Out