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Antica Terra Botanica
- 2009 Willamette Valley Dundee PN
- Bright flavors, silky texture, elegance.
- Medium body, similar to Chambolle-Musigny Burgundy
- 162
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Beaux Freres- Beaux Frere Vineyard
- 2008 Willamette Valley PN
- Unfiltered/Unfined for fuller mouth feel and richer texture.
- Bold ripe cherry, plum, mushroom, dry leaf earthiness.
- Good to decant
- 185
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Bergstrom Cumberland Reserve
- 2009 Willamette Valley
- Spicy and Rich.
- Great classic Oregon PN balance of fruit and earth
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Domaine drouhin Laurene
- 2007 Dundee hills PN
- Burgundy family Drouhin make it in burgundian style
- Elegant
- Muschroom, dry forest bed earthiness.
- 142
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Lemelson Thea's selection
- 2008 Willamette Valley
- Organically farmed, consistantly high quality pinots
- Blend of different willamette valley vineyards
- Bright cherry and plum fruit with slight mushroom earthiness
- 55
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Alysian
- 2008 Russian River PN
- Made by Gary Farrel
- Delicious, medium body, elegant, aromatic
- 75
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Calera selleck
- 2003 Mount Harlan PN
- Calera= closest to burgundy style in California
- Terroir driven
- Complex minerality/earthy flavors
- 160
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Emeritus
- 2008 Russian River PN
- Dry farmed winery
- Concentrated wine, fresh bold flavors, full body
- Cherry Cola, spice, dry leaf aromas
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Etude Heirloom
- 2008 Carneros PN
- Med Body, vivid acidity, soft tannins
- Bright berry fruit flavors, cassis, smoke, spicy vanilla
- 180
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Fiddlehead fiddlestix 728
- 2008 Santa Rita Hills PN
- Warm wine, soft and fruit forward
- Central coast Pinots usually are riper and fruitier
- 82
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Fort Ross symposium
- 2007 Sonoma Coast PN
- Light, pleasant, firm acidity, earthy notes
- 45
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Holdredge Bucher Vineyard
- 2008 Russian River PN
- Very gererous, flavorful, light/medium body
- Spice and Cherry
- 83
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Michaud the Pinnacles national monument
- 2005 Chalone PN
- Supple texture, good depth, gets better in glass, long finish
- Vivid fruit of black cherries, cassis, blackberries
- 49
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Merry Edwards Flax Vineyard
- 2007 Russian River PN
- Concentrated and generous flavors
- Aromatics of spice fruit and flower
- Known for forward flavorful style
- 105
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Peay Vineyards ama estate
- 2009 Sonoma Coast
- Andy Peay makes one of the best PNs in CA
- High elevation with cool ocean breeze
- Elegant wines with bright acidity and understated fruitiness
- 105
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Penny Wines Clary Ranch
- 2009 Petaluma Gap Sonoma Coast PN
- Great deal, elegant structure, high acidity
- Spicy with surprising elegance and understated fruitiness
- Made partly by Mark Bright a SF somm
- 78
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Pisoni estate
- 2009 Santa Lucia Highlands PN
- Richest and Most concentrated, full body, generous tannins
- Very flavorful spice, fruit,
- Gary Pisoni is infamous winemaker
- 135
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Sherrer Big Brother
- 2006 Sonoma Coast PN
- More generous flavors for Sonoma Coast PN
- Characteristic clove and cinnamon aroma, bright cherry and red berrt flavors
- Fred Scherrer is the winemaker, he trained at Delhinger
- 72
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Talley Vineyards
- 2009 Arroyo Grande Valley
- Great deal, Med Body, plush mouthfeel,
- Concentrated fruit and fresh acidity characteristic of Arroyo Grande PN
- 59
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Tyler Presidio Vineyard
- 2008 Santa Barbera County
- Most elegant, most delicate of all 2008
- Vivid Red Fruit Aromatics, plush mouth feel, long finish
- Sea driven- brininess from marine/diatom based soils
- Certified organic and biodynamic
- Rich flavors of smoke, dark cherry, dried flowers
- 105
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Dog Point
- 2008 Marlborough New Zealand PN
- Cool climate
- Lighter sour cherry, strawberry, high acidity
- 69
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Felton Road Block 5
- 2008 Central Otago New Zealand PN
- Great Wine! Elegant, High Acidity, Round Tannins, Complex, Multilayered
- Soft aromas of sour cherry, strawberry, touch of vanilla oak
- 143
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Massale by Kooyong
- 2007 Mornington Peninsula Australia PN
- Scenic and Exotic Region in Victoria close to Melbourne
- Fairly Fruity and forward with generous cherry cola, eucalyptus, clove
- 56
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