Carneros Brown Ranch Pinot Noir

vintage:

2007

rating:

90 pts.

From Carneros fruit bottled at 14.5%. Here the somber red berry fruit, spice and menthol suffused nose is notably ripe yet somber with a supple and appealingly textured mouth feel to the round and delicious flavors that possess excellent depth and length with very little natural sweetness though there is a trace of warmth.

Anderson Valley Pinot Noir Cerise Vineyard

vintage:

2007

rating:

89 pts.

From Anderson Valley fruit bottled at 14%. The nose reveals an earthy and ripe mix of plum, violet and dark red berry fruit aromas that precede rich, supple and nicely concentrated middle weight flavors that possess an attractive mouth feel and a dusty, sappy and again, moderately structured finish where there is both good balance and solid length. This needs time as it is not a wine to approach now, even with air.

Carneros Pinot Noir Lee Vineyard

vintage:

2007

rating:

89 pts.

From Carneros fruit bottled at 14.5%. A ripe and fresh nose of crushed herb, cranberry and ripe raspberry merges into rich, round and delicious middle weight flavors that possess a supple and solidly complex finish. There is an appealing sense of energy and I like the balance.

Carneros Stanly Ranch Pinot Noir

vintage:

2007

rating:

90 pts.

From Carneros fruit bottled at 14%. A restrained but elegant nose of layered red pinot fruit, earth, herb and a hint of minerality gives way to pure, detailed and attractively textured flavors that are on the lighter side but carry fine flavor authority on the balanced, lingering and solidly complex finish. Lovely.

Carneros Toyon Farm Pinot Noir

vintage:

2007

rating:

87 pts.

From Carneros fruit bottled at 14.5%. A pretty and relatively deeply pitched red and blue berry fruit nose...the delicious, rounded and suave medium-bodied flavors are seductive and quite forward, all wrapped in mouth coating finish.

Carneros Pinot Noir

vintage:

2007

rating:

88 pts.

Bottled at 13.5%. An extremely pretty and notably ripe nose for the Carneros region speaks of cherry and menthol aromas that introduce detailed and delicious middle weight flavors that culminate in a dusty and moderately structured finish of good length. There is good balance and this should age well.