This outstanding selection of eight bottles of pinot noir wine includes one bottle of each of the following:

2002 Sine Qua Non Pinot Noir HOLLERIN’M, Rating 96

Deep plum/ruby/purple to the rim, with a glorious perfume of forest floor intermixed with acacia flowers, sweet cherries and plums, as well as hints of pomegranate and blackberries, it cuts a broad swath across the palate. The texture inundates the palate, and it finishes with tremendous voluptuousness and purity. A great hedonistic treat for all the senses, it will provide immense pleasure over the next decade.

2003 Patz & Hall Pinot Noir Burnside Vineyard, Rating 92

Reveals a big, sweet bouquet of plums, blueberries, red currants, spice box, and herbs. Rich and concentrated, with impressive purity and a long finish.

2003 Siduri Pinot Pisoni Vineyard, Rating 92

With full-bodied sweetness, richness, and opulence, long, concentrated, heady flavors, impressive purity, and a layered mouthfeel as well as aftertaste.

2003 Williams Selyem Pinot Noir Coastlands, Rating 93

Its extraordinary perfume of crushed rocks, flowers, black raspberries, and sweet cherries is followed by a dense, medium to full-bodied, rich, moderately tannic, long, persistent wine.

2004 Failla Jordan Pinot Noir, Rating  92

Dense, dark, and broodingly backward, with blue/black fruits, the 2004 Pinot Noir Hirsch Vineyard has wonderful sweetness along with beautiful floral, dark fruit, earth, and mineral scents. Well-made, impressively built, and rich with a big mid-section.

2004 Flowers Pinot Noir Sea View Rating

2006 DuMol Pinot Noir Russian River Valley, Rating 91

The 2006 Pinot Noir Russian River is a sensual wine showing floral notes intermixed with sassafras, meat, and black cherry and strawberry fruit. It is medium ruby in color, ripe

2006 Kistler Pinot Noir,  Rating 92

The seductive, soft 2006 Pinot Noir Kistler Vineyard does not reveal the complexity of the two previous 2005s. It offers plenty of red and black fruits intermixed with earth and spice.