Lando 2020 Truth and Valor Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir. We featured Lando Wines in our review of the Palm Springs Pinotfest. Today we opened this baby. It has aged nicely. And it’s probably going to continue to improve over the next five years.
Lush, rich aromas of dark fruit and forest floor. On the palate, more dark fruit with a delicious chocolate note. Long, wonderful finish with nice tannins. In another few years those tannins should smooth out nicely.
Tony Lima has been a California wine fan since arriving in California from the east coast in 1974. He's lived the growth and expansion of the industry first hand. He's seen the fickle California Wine consumer fads pop up and burst... the craze for Zinfandel, then oaky Chardonnay, then Merlot, now Pinot Noir. His day job was Professor of Economics at California State University located in Hayward. (He retired in 2016.) His undergrad degree in chemical engineering (MIT) and his MBA ( Harvard) and Ph.D. Economics (Stanford) are the root of his interest in the Business of Wine. He is a card-carrying member of the AAWE - American Association of Wine Economists.
