Pale ruby colored, the 2007 Giles Pinot Noir has aromas of cranberry and bay leaf over red cherry, red currant, pepper, dried Mediterranean herbs and oyster shell with a whiff of tree bark. Medium to full-bodied, with crisp acid and a low to medium level of astringent tannins, it’s just a little ungenerous in the mid-palate, though finishes long with a graceful minerality. Drinking now, it should keep to 2014+. Importer: Negociants USA, Napa, CA; tel. (707) 259-0993

Smooth and appealing for its raspberry, cherry and rhubarb fruit, lingering against fine tannins on the open-textured finish. Drink now through 2012.??–HS??Region: Australia / Lenswood Select to Add