Rating: 90/100 - As reviewed by International Wine Cellar in Issue 120, May/June 2005 ($140; 15.4% alcohol) Full red. Flamboyant aromas of tangy raspberry and exotic oak spices. Densely packed, suave and sweet, with red berry, underbrush and exotic spicy oak notes accented by a floral tea quality. The bright, energetic raspberry and strawberry fruit carries to a sappy, juicy finish that emphasizes the oak spice. Perhaps more Sine Qua Non than pinot noir-or Oregon , for that m...

Rating: 96/100 - As reviewed by The Wine Advocate in Issue 154

Rating: 96/100 - As reviewed in Wine Advocate # 154 on Aug-04

Rating for United States-Oregon: 92 (good year)<br/><br/>Drinkability: unpredictable<br/>

big impact at 15.4% very nice and sharp. eucalyptus on nose.