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Pali 2008 Charm Acres Chardonnay (Sonoma Coast)
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- $24
Lots of exotic flavors in this barrel-fermented Chardonnay. Its deep in gold color, indicating richness and oak, and follows through with pineapples, mangos, tangerine sorbet, buttered toast, buttercotch, vanilla cream and cinnamon spice. Great price for a Chard this good.
— S.H.
(8/1/2010)
Pali 2007 Fiddlestix Vineyard Pinot Noir (Sta. Rita Hills)
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- $50
A wonderful Pinot, whose dryness and relative austerity hides great power and complexity. Shows exquisite flavors of raspberries, strawberries, cherries and blackberries, with a floral note of violets and deeper suggestions of forest floor, beef and peppery spices. Wonderful now with decanting, and should develop through 2013.
— S.H.
(11/1/2009)
Pali 2007 Inman Olivet Vineyard Pinot Noir (Russian River Valley)
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- $50
Super-rich and attractive, this silky Pinot has flavors of cherries, raspberries, cola and smoky cedar. Pinotphiles will love its classic elegance. Should age well for at least six years.
— S.H.
(12/1/2009)
Pali 2007 Keefer Ranch Vineyard Pinot Noir (Russian River Valley)
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- $50
Give this ageable Pinot time in the cellar. It’s tight now in tannins, with fresh acidity perking up primary fruit flavors of cherries, raspberries and jam. Very fine in structure, very complex in depth, it should come into its own after 2010.
— S.H.
(12/1/2009)
Pali 2007 Thorn Ridge Ranch Pinot Noir (Sonoma Coast)
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- $60
Ripe and crisp and rich, in the manner of this fine vintage, offering an explosion of cherries, currants, anise and vanilla-scented cedar. With its silky texture, it’s a beauty, but needs time. Give it 3–4 years in the cellar.
— S.H.
(12/1/2009)
Pali 2007 Boer Family Vineyard Pinot Noir (Chalone)
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- $50
Beautifully rich and ripe in cherries, raspberries and sweet smoky cedar, this Pinot is fully drinkable now, although decanting will help. But it’s also an ager. Shows a mushroomy dryness and herbal grounding that suggest improvement through 2013.
— S.H.
(12/1/2009)
Pali 2007 Durell Vineyard Pinot Noir (Sonoma Coast)
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- $50
An attractive, upscale Pinot for drinking over the next six years. It’s dry and silky, with a nice tension of acidity and fruit. Shows flavors of red cherry pie filling, cola, mocha, anise, cinnamon, pepper and smoky oak. Beautiful and complex.
— S.H.
(12/1/2009)
Pali 2006 Fiddlestix Vineyard Pinot Noir (Sta. Rita Hills)
- $48
Shows the clean, citrus acid juiciness and silky texture of the appellation and is totally dry. But you’ll find ripe cherry, currant, pomegranate, peppermint tea, mineral and smoky oak flavors that finish complex and satisfying. Brilliant and versatile at the table.
— S.H.
(8/1/2008)
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