This wine is so fragrant and fruity that it too is almost best as an after-dinner bottle.  It could be served with chocolate torte or creme brulee but by itself it flames with fragrance and flavors of pomegranate, dark cherries, black plums, balsa wood and cranberry.  The one I tasted most recently was a bottle of the 2008 vintage, but I’ve found that Russian Hill produces consistent wines in every vintage – I’m curious to see how they did with Pinot Noir in the 2009 vintage given that that year’s weather was different than most – both in California and here in Denver.