The 2013 Pinot Noir Block 23, which Dick Shea told me tends to produce smaller and more intense berries, has a very attractive bouquet with blackberry, briary, shucked oyster shells and a touch of wilted violet petals developing with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with a sweet, ripe entry, plump ripe red cherries and strawberry pastilles. The acidity is finely tuned and it has a nicely structured finish that perhaps just lacks the persistence at the moment. Still, it is a lovely 2013 that is full of charm and grace.