The dark colored 1996 Arcus Estate Pinot Noir exhibits a fresh, spicy, floral, and candle wax-scented nose. On the palate, this juicy, medium-to-full-bodied, and silky-textured wine has loads of blueberry and black raspberry flavors that last throughout its long and oak-spiced finish. Anticipated maturity: 1999-2003+. 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.