Michael Blaise Terrien is the winemaker at Acacia, but this is his private project, with vineyard owner Peter Kazmer Molnar. The wine starts with white pepper, but is distinctly Pinot-esque in the silky mouthfeel. The fruit is very pure, tantalizing, with a come-hither tease, and restates the case for Carneros as serious Pinot country. —S.H.
Michael Blaise Terrien is the winemaker at Acacia, but this is his private project, with vineyard owner Peter Kazmer Molnar. The wine starts with white pepper, but is distinctly Pinot-esque in the silky mouthfeel. The fruit is very pure, tantalizing, with a come-hither tease, and restates the case for Carneros as serious Pinot country. —S.H.
Michael Blaise Terrien is the winemaker at Acacia, but this is his private project, with vineyard owner Peter Kazmer Molnar. The wine starts with white pepper, but is distinctly Pinot-esque in the silky mouthfeel. The fruit is very pure, tantalizing, with a come-hither tease, and restates the case for Carneros as serious Pinot country. —S.H.