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CALIFORNIA PINOT NOIR | 1 | 2 | 3 |

2005 Roessler
Brosseau Vineyard Pinot Noir
3 bottles available
$59.00 | Stephen Tanzer 89
Hazy yellow. Smoky, buttery peach and pear aromas, plus a suggestion of mineral salts. Vibrant and spicy, with mineral-accented orchard fruit flavors and a late note of smoked meat. The spice tone repeats on the finish, which shows good depth and length. (JR)

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2005 Talley
Rincon Vineyard
3 bottles available
$75.00 | Stephen Tanzer 92
Saturated red. Intensely perfumed bouquet of spicy red fruits and exotic rose and lavender scents. Vibrant and pure, with sweet raspberry flavor and an expansive, lively finish. The silky tannins slowly build with air but frame rather than obscure the sexy fruit.

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2005 MacPhail
Pratt Vineyard Pinot Noir
6 bottles available
$69.00 | Wine Spectator 94
Tightly focused, with a firm, delicate band of blueberry, raspberry and exotic spice flavors that turn supple, polished and expansive, picking up earth and nutmeg and finishing in a long, intricate aftertaste. Drink now through 2010. 234 cases made. –JL

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2006 Bjornstad Cellars
Hellenthal Vineyard Pinot Noir
6 bottles available
$65.00 | Wine Spectator 90
Rich, intense, focused and concentrated, with loamy blackberry, wild berry, cherry and anise notes that are plush and mouthcoating. This is complex now, but sure to be pleasing short term. Drink now through 2012. 253 cases made. –JL

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2005 Sea Smoke
Southing Pinot Noir
6 bottles available
$89.00 | Wine Spectator 92
Spicy, peppery wild berry aromas carry over to the palate, with firm tannins. Tight and compact, this is an austere style that's rich and full-bodied, with enough depth and complexity to merit short-term cellaring. Drink now through 2012. 3,750 cases made. –JL

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2005 Sea Smoke
TEN Pinot Noir
3 bottles available
$159.00 | Wine Spectator 92
Bold, intense, big and expressive, yet for all its size this is well-proportioned, with a mix of ripe berry, plum and earthy mineral notes that unfold gracefully. Tightens up on the finish, so best to cellar short term. Best from 2008 through 2013. 1,500 cases made. –JL

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2004 Wesmar
Hellenthal Vineyard Pinot Noir
6 bottles available
$59.00
Lots of cherry in this pinot, supported by rose petal, cinnamon and orange pith. Does have a noticable stem inclusion element that has a slight green-ness to it. Classic RRV fruit profile, but needs more time to come together and hopefully lose the green-ness. drink 2008-2011.

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2004 Wesmar
Balleto Vineyard Pinot Noir
6 bottles available
$59.00
Lovely crushed stone aromas with delicate cherry and red berry flavors on the palate with wonderful mineral and floral notes finishing in a long finish with a touch of cranberry.

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2005 Williams Selyem
Sonoma County Pinot Noir
6 bottles available
$55.00 | Stephen Tanzer 89
Dark red. Dark cherry and cassis aromas are ripe but also energetic, thanks to a vibrant mineral topnote. Silky and sweet, with bright red berry flavors, supple tannins and a gentle baking spice tone. A smoky note arrives on the back, adding complexity to the long, expansive finish. Cabral advises drinking this on the young side.

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2005 Williams Selyem
Hirsch Vineyard Pinot Noir
2 bottles available
$85.00 | Stephen Tanzer 93
Dark ruby. Deep, rich aromas of potent dark berries and kirsch, with suggestions of tobacco, licorice and dark chocolate. A full-throttle, very ripe and sweet pinot with concentrated dark fruit flavors, a lush texture and big but well-buffered tannins. Finishes on a rich boysenberry note, with excellent length.

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2004 Williams Selyem
Russian River Pinot Noir
6 bottles available
$58.00 | Stephen Tanzer 89
like the Sonoma County and Sonoma Coast bottlings, this is also just under 14% alcohol) Good bright red-ruby color. Crushed cherry, spices, underbrush and a wilder suggestion of meat on the highly aromatic nose. Offers similar elements in the mouth, with the red fruits complicated by a slightly decadent underbrush element. Finishes with fairly full but smooth tannins and good length.

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2004 Williams Selyem
Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir
6 bottles available
$65.00
Medium red. Enticing aromas of strawberry, cherry and spices. Gentle, ripe and full, with a warm, broad flavor of strawberry. Not especially complex but pretty and accessible.

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