Sonoma, California
This is Pinot Noir from a vineyard above Nicasio in Marin County, thus the closest to Bolinas of all the vineyards Sean Thackrey harvests from, and one of the cooler and windier Pinot Noir growing sites in the world. This means the fruit is never baked, fatal to the quality of Pinot in warmer locations; but the vineyard being above the fog line, there's no lack of sun, thus no problem with ripeness. This means a naturally very high proportion of skins to juice, in turn meaning a Pinot Noir naturally intense in color and flavor.
 
90 Jeb Dunnuck
The 2016 Pinot Noir Andromeda comes from Marin County and is a spicy, complex, exotic expression of Pinot Noir offering ample ripe cherry and redcurrant fruit as well as plenty of spice, exotic flowers, mint, and incense aromas and flavors. Beautifully textured on the palate, it's medium-bodied, has a seamless, layered mouthfeel, good sweetness of fruit, and a touch of salinity on the finish that keeps you coming back to the glass. It's another incredibly compelling, satisfying release from this winemaker.