With a brilliant ruby red color this wine opens to aromas of sweet red fruits, cherry, raspberry as well as more subtle spices of clove, cinnamon and pipe tobacco. On the front palate you taste blackberry and boysenberry that is rich and plumy. The wine has great weight and balance showing fine tannin on a supple frame. The finish is long with great earthy, toast, pepper and black olive. Blend of Pommard (77%), Wadenswil (16%) and Dijon (7%) clones of Pinot Noir from Estate Vineyards in the Red H...

Community Tasting Notes (average 91 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 33 notes)

Rating: 86/100 - As reviewed in Wine Advocate # 165 on Jun-06

Rating for United States-Oregon: 85 (slightly worse than average year)<br/><br/>Drinkability: young, aging quickly, could be good now<br/>

Gift from Santoni 2005.<br/><br/>Drank w jpj 9/11/09 at home. Very nice wine.