Pelican, Arbois Pinot Noir Vintage:2020 A relatively high-toned nose speaks

A relatively high-toned nose speaks of complex and overtly spicy red pinot fruit that displays soft earth nuances

The spicy flavors don’t possess quite the same mid-palate concentration though there is still plenty of punch and muscle on the sneaky long and nicely complex finale

it dazzles right out of the gate

The 2000 is not especially subtle or nuanced

here in its first vintage

Pelican, Arbois Pinot Noir Vintage:2020 A relatively high-toned nose speaksThe bottled 2018 Arbois Pinot Noir aged 50 50 in foudre and barrel. It delivers what the unbottled sample promised last time, a fruit driven Pinot, with juicy fruit and good ripeness.