A tight, dry and somewhat one-dimensional Pinot Noir. It offers cherry, cola and spice flavors, and is elegantly structured. Grows more interesting as it warms in the glass, but it’s ready for drinking now.——S.H.(4/1/2012)—— 87

Quite a good Pinot, dry and complex. Although it’s pale in color and lightly silky in the mouth, it packs a punch, delivering waves of cherry, cranberry, spice and sandalwood flavors. One quibble is that acidity is high, which calls for rich fare to pair it with, such as Ahi tuna, beef and lamb. ——S.H.(3/1/2011)—— 91

Here’s a nice, dry and fairly complex Pinot Noir that makes you think of grilled steaks or roast lamb. It’s silky in the mouth, and offers flavors of mashed red cherries, Dr. Pepper, rhubarbs and spices, enhanced with smoky cedar. Best now through 2012.——S.H.(7/1/2009)—— 90

Not only silky and fruity, but with all kinds of complexities, this is a great example of Carneros Pinot at its best. It’s dry and crisp, with a myriad of cherry, raspberry, cola, vanilla, oaky char and Asian spice flavors all mingling into a complicated finish. ——S.H.(2/1/2007)—— 92