With crisp acidity in addition to abundant structure and tannin, the most unevolved and backward offering is the 2005 Pinot Noir Clos Pepe Vineyard. Sweet cherry, raspberry, plum, cinnamon, and damp earth/forest floor nuances are found in this long, impressively endowed Pinot. It will benefit from 1-2 years of bottle age, and drink well over the following 7-8 years. Tel. (707) 578-3882

With crisp acidity in addition to abundant structure and tannin, the most unevolved and backward offering is the 2005 Pinot Noir Clos Pepe Vineyard. Sweet cherry, raspberry, plum, cinnamon, and damp earth/forest floor nuances are found in this long, impressively endowed Pinot. It will benefit from 1-2 years of bottle age, and drink well over the following 7-8 years.Tel. (707) 578-3882

This is absolutely classic Santa Rita Pinot, dry, minerally, high in acidity, and ripe in cherries, cola, pomegranates and mocha, offering waves of complexity and interest. The wine also shows distinctly young tannins, which not only will play against a steak but should help this lovely bottle age for five or six years.——S.H.(4/1/2007)—— 93