($90) Deep medium red color. Initially a bit mute on the nose, but showed increasingly sappy aromas of black plum, bitter chocolate, mint and spices with air. Sweet, dense and thick, with a solid core of spicy blackberry flavor. A fruit bomb of a pinot with excellent breadth and verve. The small berries in 2007 yielded barely two tons per acre of fruit. Longer and more satisfying than the 2006 version.

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The 2007 Pinot Noir benefits from serious aeration. Initially, it seems closed, but with coaxing, attractive pomegranate, black cherry, wild strawberry, and rhubarb-like fruit aromas jump from the glass of this dark ruby-hued Pinot. Medium-bodied with tart acids, good freshness, and an elegant finish, it is an excellent wine, but it just lacks a bit of complexity and depth.

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Deliciously ripe, smooth and supple-textured, with rich layers of black cherry, blackberry, plum, spicy floral and anise scents. Firm and concentrated, yet elegant and refined, delivering the flavors on a tight beam.

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