The fruit seems a bit faded but the nose offers up some pleasant mushroom notes. The lightweight palate shows dusty tannins and intense cherry notes that linger on the earthy finish. Drink up. ——W.E.(7/1/2010)—— 84

Undoubtedly an ambitious effort, Albrecht's Amplus is an impressively extracted Pinot that ends up coming across as too woody and too tannic for its modest cherry fruit. Lots of vanilla, cedar and caramel if you like that sort of thing.——J.C.(2/1/2005)—— 84