I’ve never tasted a Testarossa Pinot from this vineyard, and in fact this is only the second Russian River Pinot I’ve had from the winery, which favors Central and South Coast vineyards. Made from very young vines, the wine shows great promise. It’s rich in primary fruit cherries, raspberries and spicy cola, with a Dijon-clone directness, and enormously balanced in acids and tannins. This is certainly a wine to follow. ——S.H.(6/1/2007)—— 92