Tasted immediately before bottling, Pfaffl’s 2006 Pinot Noir smells of dried cherries with a smoky, toasty overlay from barrel and a briny, vaguely oceanic note. Plum, dried cherry, and cinnamon on the palate mingle with smoky, meaty notes and finish with good, savory length. This deceptively light-colored but ripe, flavorful, and mouth-filling Pinot will, I suspect, be at its best at 3-5 years of age. Temporarily, the Provence of Ontario appears to be the only North American importer for the wines of Pfaffl, a circumstance that needs to change.