This is a big, bold Pinot Noir. It has a weight and density that are almost Rhone-like, with flavors of mashed cherries and blackberries, mixed with cola and sprinkled with cinnamon, cocoa and star anise. It feels luxuriously smooth in the mouth, with an impressively long finish. Best to give this gigantic young wine time in the cellar. Hold until 2008 or 2009, at least.——S.H.(11/1/2007)—— 92