Medium ruby purple colored, the 2009 Deep Cove Pinot Noir gives notes of sour cherry and cranberries over yeast extract, toast and warm beets. Medium bodied with ripe tannins, it offers a good amount of red berry and earth flavors, finishing long. Drink it now through 2014. Importer: San Francisco Wine Exchange, San Francisco, CA

A well-crafted, finely balanced Pinot Noir, Deep Cove is a blend of estate and nonestate fruit. It’s properly Pinot-silky in texture, and features a nice mix of assertive fruit and subtle complexity, ranging from black cherries to mushroomy earthiness. Drink now–2013. ——J.C.(4/1/2011)—— 89