WTN: 2001 Littorai Cerise Vyd Pinot Noir, Anderson Valley

(Decanted one hour prior) Deep black cherry to a medium red-black edge. Supple floral and crushed red and black berry fruit, cola and a trace of menthol, now black cherry and a bit of volatility on the nose. Deep, meaty entry to a clove-studded center of plummy black fruit, pomengranate and black cherry cola, large scale and sanguine, now sassafras and clove, cool and well-balanced through the moderate to long intense finish with smoke and viscous bacon fat elements emerging.