93
points
Affaire de Coeur 2005 Amber Ridge Vineyard Pinot Noir (Russian River Valley)
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$45
It’s nice that they’ve held back this wine for a few years before releasing it, because it’s beginning to meld together in a very delightful way. The tannins, oak and alcohol are coalescing with the cherries, pomegranates, cola, tangerine, vanilla and spices, giving the wine a silky, complex, mellow mouthfeel. Beautifully dry and lush now, and should develop…
— S.H.
(8/1/2009)