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Donum Estate 2007 Estate Grown Pinot Noir (Russian River Valley)
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- $65
This is a restaurant wine. It’s really fancy, really good and really food-friendly. Although it’s rich in fruit and oak, it possesses an underlying tension, with acidity and tannins all vying for center stage. You’re always looking for the center of gravity. In other words, a wine of great complexity and interest. Now–2013.
— S.H.
(6/1/2010)
Donum Estate 2007 West Slope Estate Grown Pinot Noir (Carneros)
- Cellar Selection
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- $70
Despite a burst of tannins and acidity that make this wine somewhat aggressive, it’s absolutely delicious, and should reward 3–5 years in the cellar. The flavors are massive, suggesting rich black cherry pie filling, cola and cedar, with a tantalizing edge of chocolate and roasted almonds. It’s quite a good wine. Decant if you drink now.
— S.H.
(6/1/2010)
Donum Estate 2008 Thomas Pinot Noir (Carneros)
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- $100
Hugely rich in fruit, an overwhelmingly ripe wine that seduces the palate with waves of cherries and raspberries whose fruity sweetness is accented with smoky, caramelized oak. Crisp acidity and a bite of cool-climate tannins provide welcome balance to this block-designated wine from the estate vineyard.
— S.H.
(9/1/2011)
Donum Estate 2008 Estate Bottled Chardonnay (Carneros)
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- $50
An elaborate Chardonnay whose high acidity and minerality are reflections of both the vintage and Carneros terroir. Shows bright, zesty flavors of pineapples, tangerines and green apples, while lots of opulent new French oak brings vanilla and toast richness, as well as supportive wood tannins.
— S.H.
(12/15/2010)
Donum Estate 2006 Estate Grown Pinot Noir (Carneros)
- $65
Lovely and lilting, like a cloud in a glass. Shows true Pinot essence in the silky texture and rich flavors of cherries, black raspberries, cola, mocha and pepper spice, firmed and toned with crisp Carneros acidity.
— S.H.
(7/1/2009)
Donum Estate 2006 Estate Grown Pinot Noir (Russian River Valley)
- $65
A lovely Pinot Noir, showing flamboyantly ripe cherry, raspberry and chocolate-cola fruit, spiced with cinnamon and anise and enhanced with smoky oak. Fortunately, all this richness is framed in a fine structure of acidity and tannins. Drink now through 2012.
— S.H.
(8/1/2009)
Donum Estate 2008 Estate Pinot Noir (Russian River Valley)
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- $65
A big, rich, flashy Pinot Noir, softly sweet and fruity in raspberries, cherries, sandalwood and spices. A hint of tannins and crisp acidity provide the balance for good structure. Best over the next few years for youthful freshness.
— S.H.
(9/1/2011)
Donum Estate 2008 Estate Pinot Noir (Carneros)
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- $65
From the Carneros vineyard, this is a balanced, crisp Pinot Noir, with rich raspberry, cherry, red licorice and cola flavors, finished with sweet, caramelized oak and dusty spices. It’s a savory, elegant young wine for drinking now.
— S.H.
(9/1/2011)
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