Nick's Pick! "Super Rich and smooth!" 92 PTS FROM WINE SPECTATOR!
Rich and intense, with a medley of ripe plum, black cherry, cola and sassafras flavors. Tightly focused, firm and spicy, gaining complexity and depth on the finish. Drink now through 2013. 850 cases made. –JL - MAR 2008 ISSUE
91 PTS FROM ROBERT PARKER!
The 2005 Pinot Noir Carneros is an even bigger, deeper colored wine, with a deeper, blacker fruit character in the aromatics followed by a richer, broader, complete wine that recalls a top Burgundy from the Cotes de Nuits, given its darker fruit and forest floor aromatics and flavors. This is a beauty and an exceptional Pinot Noir that is still young and capable of lasting 7-8 years.- DEC 2007 ISSUE OF THE WINE ADVOCATE