The 2010 Pinot Noir Taylor Lane Vineyard is a juicy, overt wine with good dark red fruit, flowers and spices. This is a distinctly sweet, open and juicy style of the Sonoma Coast with a lot of oak. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2014. info@belleglos.com

Few California Pinot Noirs gets riper or richer than this. It’s marked by massive fruit flavors, namely of raspberries and cherries, as well as earthier notes of sauteed mushrooms, cola and tobacco. Very delicious, if a little too soft for comfort. Drink now with mushroom risotto and lamb for a glamorous combo.——S.H.(12/15/2011)—— 91