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Sonnet 2005 Mun's Vineyard Pinot Noir (Santa Cruz Mountains)
- $40
Nice Pinot, with real elegance and complexity. Shows classic cool-climate balance, with crisp acidity and, from this long hangtime vintage, extremely ripe cola, root beer, raspberry jam, mocha and balsamic flavors, enriched with smoky oak. Best now for its opulent, youthful brilliance.
— S.H.
(10/1/2007)
Sonnet 2006 Tondré's Grapefield Pinot Noir (Santa Lucia Highlands)
- $40
Just delicious, a Pinot Noir so brimming with flavor, it’s irresistible. Pie-filling raspberries, cherries, red currants, cotton candy, orange tea, vanilla and cinnamon spices flood the mouth, but all that richness is balanced with crisp Monterey acidity, and the wine is thoroughly dry.
— S.H.
(12/1/2008)
Sonnet 2006 Kruse Vineyard Pinot Noir (York Mountain)
- $40
Sure is easy to drink and love this Pinot, from a smallish appellation to the west of Paso Robles. The wine is made in a soft, gentle, beguiling style, with the texture of taffeta and lush flavors of raspberries, cinnamon buns, chai tea and vanilla.
— S.H.
(12/1/2008)
Sonnet 2005 Kruse Vineyard Pinot Noir (York Mountain)
- $40
There’s lots of structure here. Acidity stars, making this brisk, and lifting the cherry, cola and oak flavors up and out. A dry, elegant young Pinot.
— S.H.
(10/1/2007)
Sonnet 2007 Amber Ridge Vineyard Pinot Noir (Russian River Valley)
- $40
The fine vineyard expresses itself in the ripe flavors and textural balance of this Pinot Noir. It shows flavors of baked cherries, red currants and cola, with smoky pie crust notes from oak. A bit tight and aloof, so give it a good decant. Now–2012.
— S.H.
(4/1/2010)
Sonnet 2006 Muns Grapefield Pinot Noir (Santa Cruz Mountains)
- $45
Light-bodied and a little closed in tannins right now, this Pinot needs a year or so in the bottle. It’s just too rigid for full enjoyment. But the heart of black cherries, currants and red plums, sweetened with smoky oak, should express itself more purely by 2009 and through 2012.
— S.H.
(12/1/2008)
Sonnet 2006 Amber Ridge Vineyard Pinot Noir (Russian River Valley)
- $45
A lighter-style Pinot, in both mouthfeel and flavor. Silky and gentle in the mouth, it has pleasant flavors of cherry and raspberry pie filling, sprinkled with anise, cinnamon, ground cloves, pepper, orange zest and vanilla.
— S.H.
(12/1/2008)
Sonnet 2005 Amber Ridge Vineyard Pinot Noir (Russian River Valley)
- $40
This is one of your bigger, fatter, riper Russian River Pinots, with jammy, oak-accented cherry, raspberry, root beer and vanilla flavors that are very forward and lush. The wine is extremely soft, though, and could certainly use a boost of acidity for balance. Still, it sure is tasty. Drink now.
— S.H.
(10/1/2007)
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