The 2007 Pinot Noir Grand Detour exhibits a dark ruby color as well as a foresty, black cherry, and meaty-scented, Cote de Nuits-like nose. Spicy, round, and generously endowed with a velvety texture, this is a seductive style of Pinot to enjoy over the next 3-4 years. The always reliable Landmark winery continues to turn out a bevy of Burgundian-styled Pinot Noirs and impressive Chardonnays. One of the best Chardonnay values in the marketplace is their Overlook. Tel. (707) 833-0212; Fax (707) 833-1164

This has been a consistent bottling for Landmark over the years. They took a price increase this vintage, but it’s a very fine Pinot Noir. Crisp and elegant, it brims with flavors of wild mountain cherries, raspberries, cola, orange zest, smoky oak and forest notes of pine and chamomile.——S.H.(10/1/2009)—— 93