Roasted nuts and savory spices, tobacco leaf, smoked meats, and scents of forest floor lend dark counterpoint to the fresh cherry and blackberry fruit aromas. The flavors follow the aromas with perhaps more emphasis on the fruit. Rich ripe fruit sweetness gives balance to the thick mouth-filling tannins.

"Pinot Noir Savory woodland mushroom scents lend a sense of mystery to this wine, its flavors ranging from meat to minerals. There's nothing directly fruity about it. Dark in tone but not dense, the aroma has the exoticism of Chinese medicinal herbs. An old-school California pinot with an Old World sensibility, this should age in fascinating directions."
93 Points Wine & Spirits