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Arbor Brook 2006 Estate 777 Block Pinot Noir (Chehalem Mountains)

Price $35

Arbor Brook’s estate-grown Pinot Noir brings a very expressive mix of cranberry, raspberry, black cherry, moist earth, pencil lead and chalk to the palate. A little bit of green tea, a little bit of herb, a little bit even of stem is just fine when set against natural acids and tart, tangy fruit. Elegance is what Pinot Noir should be about, and that is what is… — P.G. (11/15/2008)

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Arbor Brook 2006 Vintner's Select Pinot Noir (Chehalem Mountains)

Price $60

Bottled in a piece of glass that might well have served as a weapon in the army of Attila the Hun, this promises a bit more than it delivers. There is some pretty raspberry/cherry fruit, some tangy acid, some spicy cinnamon, yet overall the wine seems light and a bit insubstantial. — P.G. (11/15/2008)

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Arbor Brook 2005 777 Block Pinot Noir (Chehalem Mountains)

Price $35

This new producer, harvesting fourth leaf fruit, delivers an interesting young wine. The nose carries scents of leather and barnyard, while in the mouth the lightly spritzy wine tastes like a black cherry soda. Some smoke and leather surface again in the finish, but in terms of weight and extract, it’s pretty simple. The finish turns tannic; this will improve with… — P.G. (11/15/2007)

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777 Block Estate 777 Block Vintner's Select

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Pinot Noir

2010 Mira Stanly Ranch

Winemaker Gustavo Gonzalez left Robert Mondavi to do his own thing, and…

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