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Anthill 2005 Abbey-Harris Vineyard Pinot Noir (Anderson Valley)

Price $46

I love this Pinot for its tense balance of acidity and fruit, which make for great complexity. The vineyard is south-facing, 1,000 feet above Boonville, and the sunshine helped enormously in this cool vintage, ripening the grapes just enough to give an edge of bitter cherry and red raspberry to the earthy cola, leather and spice flavors. Utterly dry, this is a real… — S.H. (12/15/2007)

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Anthill 2005 Tina Marie Vineyard Pinot Noir (Russian River Valley)

Price $43

The vineyard is in Green Valley, the coolest part of the appellation. You’ll find very high acidity and an austere, elegant wine in this extremely low-yield Pinot Noir. The flavors are right on the edge, balancing less ripe peppermint and tannic Chinese-tea notes with richer cherries and raspberries. This is really a thrilling young wine, and while it may hold for… — S.H. (12/15/2007)

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Anthill 2005 Comptche Ridge Vineyard Pinot Noir (Mendocino County)

Price $38

You can taste in the very high acidity, and the way the grapes just barely ripened. There’s a rhubarb-heirloom tomato edge, but the cherries, raspberries and spicy cola win out, lending rich complexity to this totally dry, interesting young Pinot. Probably best now and for a year or two. — S.H. (12/15/2007)

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Anthill 2005 Demuth Vineyard Pinot Noir (Anderson Valley)

Price $38

There are suggestions of wintergreen mint and tart rhubarb, but the cherries save the day, giving enough richness to make the wine interesting. Despite the high acidity and dryness, I don’t think it’s an ager, but it’s a beautifully complex, food-friendly Pinot. — S.H. (12/15/2007)

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Anthill 2005 Peters Vineyard Pinot Noir (Sonoma Coast)

Price $38

The vineyard is near Sebastopol, in a cool part of this vast appellation, and the vintage was cool. The result is a lean wine with high acidity. The flavors straddle the ripeness line, with cherries and strawberries along with green tomatoes and rhubarb. — S.H. (12/15/2007)

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Anthill 2005 Windsor Oaks Vineyard Syrah (Russian River Valley)

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Price $22

Tough going now with this very dry, young Syrah. Acidity and tannins star, making the wine astringent and burying the fruit. Yes, there’s a deep core of black currants and blueberries, but it’s a question whether aging will allow them to emerge. — S.H. (12/15/2007)

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