Black cherries, leather, scorched earth and licorice are some of the more masculine notes that emerge from the 2013 Pinot Noir Fiddlestix, which spent 20 months (on lees) in 28% new French oak. Slightly reserved aromatically and closed, yet with plenty of potential, it hits the palate with solid depth of fruit, tons of fruit and texture and ripe tannin, all of which suggest it will be better with 1-2 years of bottle age.