Medium ruby, the 2020 Pinot Noir 3D features very pure, ringing aromas of pomegranate, red cherries, orange zest, charcuterie and earth. The medium-bodied palate is elegant and fresh with chalky tannins, mouthwatering acidity and generous red fruit, finishing very long and layered. What an elegant expression!

The 2019 Pinot Noir 3D is lovely, with pomegranate and raspberry aromas and nuances of lemon peel and wildflowers. The medium-bodied palate is satiny and polished, with sleek layers of spicy fruit and juicy acidity calling you in for another sip on the long finish.

Pale to medium ruby, the 2018 Pinot Noir 3D has a nose of dried lilac, blood orange, cranberries and rhubarb with spicy accents and an earthy undercurrent. The palate is light to medium-bodied and silky with bright, crunchy fruits and lifted acidity, finishing spicy. Only 98 cases were made.

This comes from half Swan and half Pommard clones planted in sand in a warmer, more eastern part of the Sta. Rita Hills. The 2017 Pinot Noir 3D is pale to medium ruby and has aromas of pipe tobacco, perfumed earth, dried flowers and woodsmoke with ripe red and black cherries, rhubarb and raspberry preserves. Light to medium-bodied, it's saline on entry, fleshing out to warm, perfumed fruits, with fine, grainy tannins and juicy freshness, finishing long and earthy. 100 cases were made.

The 2016 Pinot Noir 3 D—which hails from a sandy site in the Sta. Rita Hills planted in the late 1990s—is unusually powerful this year, opening in the glass with notes of cherry preserve, spice and potpourri. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, saline and supple, with impressive richness, amplitude and chewy extract despite being quite youthfully tight-knit. Give this a year or two in the cellar and then follow it for a decade.