Soft and a bit overripe, this Pinot’s flavors veer from cherries and mocha into the slightly bitter taste of raisins. It’s also heavy in weight, and calls for very rich fare, like lamb.——S.H.(3/1/2009)—— 87

The vineyard, in the little-known appellation of Sonoma Mountain, is source to many wineries, and quality has varied. In Tandem’s hands, it has produced a magnificent wine, rich, dry and balanced. Pale in color, with crisp acidity and a smoothly tannic structure, it shows opulent flavors of cherries, persimmons, cola and sweet, smoky oak, with earthy, mushroomy complexities. Brilliant now, and should develop for several years.——S.H.(5/1/2008)—— 93

The flavors suggest ripe cherry compote, Turkish coffee, leathery notes, and good oak. There is a certain heavy fullness to the wine’s body, an abundance of tannins and extract that detracts to some extent from delicacy and elegance, but it’s a very good wine. Try cellaring for a few years.——S.H.(11/1/2004)—— 88