As is typical of Pinots from this appellation, the wine is fruit-driven. We’re talking a huge mouthfeel of cherry-rhubarb pie and oak-influenced cocoa-dusted peanut brittle flavors, but fortunately the wine is totally dry, and maintains a keen, acidic silkiness. Drink this big Pinot with strongly flavored food. ——S.H.(10/1/2006)—— 92