Anthill Farms, “Harmony Lane” Pinot Noir

Do culty labels Kistler, Aubert, Marcassin, and Peter Michael craft objectively good Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir? Sure, but at $100-$300+ they’re objectively expensive, too. That’s why if I was presented with a scenario where only one could be chosen, I’d instead go with hidden option B: That is, marching out the door, driving out to Anthill Farms, and securing a six-pack of today’s refined and aromatically explosive 2016 “Harmony Lane.” I consider it one of the shrewdest investments one can make in the rapidly growing and evolving world of domestic Pinot Noir.Anthill’s 2016 is absurdly delicious and affordable, crafted naturally with whole-cluster inclusion and minimal new oak, and largely released to their voracious mailing list. Further, it has absolutely no business costing this little—and it normally doesn’t. It typically retails between $50-60, but with all that’s happened in the last two months, we landed on a sweet, one-time deal that makes everyone happy: You all get your first ta