The medium-to-dark ruby-colored Pinot Noir Premier Cuvee is reminiscent of a well-made Savigny. It offers metallic, brambleberry, and sweet red berry aromas as well as a gorgeously silky texture and medium body. Juicy red cherries, blueberries, and oak spices can be found in its lovely flavor profile. It will be at its best if drunk over the next 3-4 years. According to Andrus, Archery Summit's tightly spaced Pinot Noir vineyards yielded 1.46 tons per acre in 1996, with the harvest starting on September 26 and ending as the rains began on October 2. This estate's 1996s are extremely good, expressing the vintage's dark fruit character, but not suffering from 1996's firm tannins. Tel. (503) 864-4300.