This opens with a clean evocation of Pinot Noir aromas—delicate, almost ethereal, like a wisp of cherry and caramel and moist earth. It turns a bit hard and acidic in the mouth, suggestion that further cellaring is in order. The pieces are here to make a wine with genuine ageability.——P.G.(10/1/2011)—— 87

Don’t look for complexity in an inexpensive Pinot, but Oak Knoll gives you your money’s worth, with pretty fruit in a forward, light, rather simple but quite pleasing little sipping wine. ——P.G.(10/1/2009)—— 85

Simple and one-dimensional, a wine that has easy flavors of tea, cola and cherries, and is very dry. Tart acidity makes it prickly, and the finish is swift and clean.——S.H.(8/1/2004)—— 84