The collection begins with the dark ruby-colored 2007 Pinot Noir Estate Cuvee. It offers up a nose of cedar, earth, black cherry, and black raspberry. On the palate it is firm, structured, and a bit brooding. There is ample sweet, spicy black fruit but it will require 2-3 years of further cellaring for this wine to fully blossom. All of the Maysara Winery Pinot Noirs are sourced from their large, biodynamically certified vineyard in McMinnville. Maysara also sells fruit to a number of well-known clients.Tel. (503) 843-1234; www.maysara.com

This is young, quite sharp and still showing some rough edges. The fruit is crisp and pure, with well-defined flavors of raspberry and cherry candy. The tannins have a green tea, earthy quality, but some additional bottle age will help round them out. ——P.G.(2/1/2009)—— 87