A shimmering ruby in the glass, the 2023 Pinot Noir ‘The Traveler’ expresses perfumed aromas of wild alpine strawberry, pomegranate and cranberry, accompanied by rose petal, blood orange peel, anise and crushed stone. There is a nimbleness on the palate that contrasts with deep concentration of flavor, creating an ethereal quality that persists through a long and complex finish. Continually evolving in the glass, a signature of The Traveler, the wine shifts from bright fruit character to savory minerality and back. The longest-lived of the Wayfarer bottlings, the 2023 Traveler will reward patience in the cellar.