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2005 A.P. Vin
Clos Pepe Vineyard Pinot Noir
6 bottles available
$58.00 | Stephen Tanzer 88
Complex, with a mix of loamy earth and vivid blackberry and black cherry fruit that's tightly focused, intense and persistent, ending with a long, lingering finish. Drink now through 2011. 250 cases made. –JL

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2005 A.P. Vin
Kanzler Vineyard Pinot Noir
4 bottles available
$65.00
Starts with a spicy, peppery edge, then picks up a core of tart strawberry and cherry fruit that's on the lean side. Balanced, with crisp acidity and good length. Leaves me wishing for a shade more ripeness and depth. Drink now through 2011. 250 cases made. –JL

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2005 A.P. Vin
Rosella's Vineyard Pinot Noir
4 bottles available
$58.00 | Stephen Tanzer 93
Fragrant floral and dusty wild berry and blackberry scents are firm, intense and delicate on the palate, where the flavors are detailed, with mineral and pebble notes. Drink now through 2011. 400 cases made. –JL

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2005 A.P. Vin
Keefer Ranch Vineyard Pinot Noir
4 bottles available
$58.00
Lean and a bit clipped, with firm acidity and a nice beam of strawberry and cranberry fruit that's a bit angular at this stage. Drink now through 2011. Tasted twice, with consistent notes. 200 cases made. –JL

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2006 A.P. Vin
Gary's Vineyard Pinot Noir
6 bottles available
$65.00
Spice, blackberry and floral scents give this an alluring aroma. Offers a similar flavor profile on the palate, where the flavors are elegant and detailed. Drink now through 2012. 375 cases made. –JL

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2006 A.P. Vin
Keefer Ranch Vineyard Pinot Noir
6 bottles available
$58.00
Intense, with a pleasing earthy wild berry, cherry and savory edge that firms up nicely on the finish, where the concentration level becomes more apparent. Drink now through 2012. 250 cases made. –JL

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2006 A.P. Vin
Kanzler Vineyard Pinot Noir
3 bottles available
$65.00 | Wine Spectator 93
Savory, rich and complex, with loamy wild berry, huckleberry and boysenberry flavors that are concentrated and polished, with a long, vibrant, persistent finish. Drink now through 2012. 275 cases made. –JL

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2006 A.P. Vin
Rosella's Vineyard Pinot Noir
2 bottles available
$58.00
Wonderful richness and density, with loamy, earthy sage, dried currant and mineral flavors. The tannins are especially powerful and chewy. Drink now through 2012. Tasted twice, with consistent notes. 375 cases made. –JL

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2006 Loring
Graham Family Vineyard
6 bottles available Pinot Noir
$59.00
Austere, with a tight herb, spice and dried berry framework. Has lively acidity and rich, loamy, earthy tannins. Drink now through 2011. 425 cases made. –JL

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2006 Loring
Gary's Vineyard Vineyard Pinot Noir
6 bottles available
$59.00
Medium-bodied, with sour cherry and berry flavors and a whiff of tar and mineral, giving this a complex range of flavors. But it's restrained in its fruit ripeness. Drink now through 2011. Tasted twice, with consistent notes. 800 cases made. –JL

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 2005 Flying Goat
Rio Vista Vineyard Pinot Noir
3 bottles available
$65.00 | Stephen Tanzer 91
Light red. Exotically perfumed aromas of strawberry, orange zest, sandalwood and cinnamon. Bright and spicy, offering sweet red berry and blood orange flavors, silky tannins and excellent mineral lift. A suave cinnamon quality builds on the long, energetic finish. This boasts impressive finesse and clarity, in a distinctly Burgundian style.

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2005 Flying Goat
Solomon Hills Vineyard Pinot Noir
3 bottles available
$65.00 | Stephen Tanzer 90+
Light, bright-hued red. Vibrant red berry aromas offer an energetic, sharply focused personality. Racy redcurrant and strawberry flavors are youthfully taut but concentrated, delivering tangy punch and finishing with impressive persistence. Gained weight and sweetness with air, suggesting that some cellar time will be rewarded. (The 2006 Dierberg Vineyard pinot packed a sweet fruity punch but struggled under a heavy blanket of vanillin oak.

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2005 Loring
Ranch Ontiveros Vineyard Pinot Noir
6 bottles available
$59.00

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2005 Loring
Clos Pepe Vineyard Pinot Noir
3 bottles available
$59.00

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