This is so seductive in rich, polished raspberry and cherry flavors, you can hardly keep from drinking it now. But the acid and tannin balance on this Pinot Noir is just about perfect, giving it the potential for at least six years in a good cellar. There’s an earthy, mushroomy complexity that could make it really interesting down the road.
— S.H.
(10/1/2012)
Made from three selections of Pinot Noir and aged in one-year-old barrels, this is a forward Pinot Noir, rich in raspberries, cherries, spicy bacon and smoky sandalwood flavors. It’s a dazzler, and best now for its youthful appeal.
— S.H.
(9/1/2011)
This is a deeply flavored, earthy wine. You’ll find rich raspberry and cherry fruit, but also a mushroomy taste, as well as intense baking spices. Impressively complex, it’s fairly tannic, and seems immature. Give it 4–5 years in a good cellar.
— S.H.
(9/1/2011)
Right up there with the rich ’08, Elliott’s 2009 offers plenty of serious tasting pleasure. It’s rich and ripe in raspberries and cherries, with complex notes of mushrooms, cola, herbs and spices. Dry and silky, it’s a classy Pinot Noir for drinking over the next several years.
— S.H.
(10/1/2012)
A generous, feminine Pinot Noir, so softly fresh and fruity, it should be opened now. There’s a meaty, mushroomy edge to the raspberry and cherry fruit, as well as elaborately sweet new oak and exotic spice flavors.
— S.H.
(9/1/2011)