The dark ruby-colored 2001 Pinot Noir Lee Vineyard reveals new oak, underbrush, and compost notes along with black currant, cherry, and raspberry fruit. Medium-bodied and tart, but attractive as well as pure, it will drink well for 4-5 years. Tel. (707) 226-9991

There are 135 cases of this angular/sinewy-styled Pinot. Its deep plum/ruby color is accompanied by sweet notes of cherries, balsam wood, dried herbs, and toasty oak. If the tannin becomes resolved, it will prove better than my conservative score indicates.Except for masochists, readers will undoubtedly find the 2000 Pinot Noir Lee Vineyard too austere and tannic. Drink it over the next 6-7 years. Tel. (707) 226-9991; Fax (707) 226-1685

The saturated dark ruby-colored, medium-bodied 1999 Pinot Noir Lee Vineyard is a suave, classy effort offering copious quantities of black cherry fruit intermixed with subtle oak and earth. It is reminiscent of a high class premier cru from the Cotes de Beaune. As in its siblings, the tannin, acidity, and new oak are beautifully integrated. It should drink well for 4-5 years. This is a very impressive Pinot Noir.Tel. (707) 226-9991

The outstanding 1998 Pinot Noir Lee Vineyard is the finest Pinot yet produced by Acacia. Plums, sweet black cherries, animal and foresty aromas can be found in this potentially delicious, medium to full-bodied, concentrated Pinot Noir.Tel. (707) 226-9991; Fax (707) 226-1685

The 1997 Pinot Noir Lee Vineyard exhibits a dark ruby color, a smoky, earthy, ripe cherry-scented nose, complex, medium-bodied flavors, and little intrusive acidity. It should drink well for 4-5 years.Tel. (707) 226-9991; Fax (707) 226-1685