"...deep earthy aromas with a good dose of red cherry; rich, lush cherry flavors, complex spice and earthy notes; sweet oak; silky texture; good structure and balance; long finish...lush and silky and really tasty."

"Complex, with an earthy base to the ripe plum, black cherry and raspberry fruit. Full-bodied, turning delicate and spicy. Ends with a nice mix of berry and mineral."
 

"...deep lush red cherry aromas with spice and earthy notes; rich, lush red cherry flavors with spicy and sweet oak notes; very silky texture; good structure and balance; long finish. Rich. lush and delicious to drink right now, this is a Pinot that also has time ahead of it."

"Supple and elegant, with a core of spicy black cherry, wild berry and raspberry fruit that's focused, complex and concentrated, yet delicate in its weight and texture."

"...rich spicy red cherry aromas; deep, rich, juicy red cherry flavor with nice spice and earthy notes; silky texture; good structure and balance; long finish. Juicy fruit and complexity makes for a glass of Pinot that's hard to put down."

"...Very aromatic with nice, smoky oak aspects underpinning notes of black cherry, forest floor and herbs. Crisp entry with well-balanced acidity and red berry and black cherry flavors accented by a hint of Asian spice. Complex and long on the palate..." 

"Ripe, tight, fresh and vibrant, with zesty, anise-laced wild berry and raspberry fruit that's firm and minerally. Full-bodied, yet delicate and lingering, ending with a wonderful minerality."

"...complex spicy, tea and red cherry aromas; deep, complex rich red cherry and spice flavors; silky texture, touch of tannin; good structure and balance; long finish. This Pinot is deep and aromatic with very complex flavors..."

"...A big, very good, complex wine with lovely depth of fruit and an exceptionally long finish...A stunning Pinot Noir. "

"Well-focused on ripe, vivid black cherry and raspberry fruit that's refreshing, complex and full-bodied, enlivened by crisp acidity and fine-grained tannins that cleanse the palate."

"...earthy red cherry aromas with some spicy notes; deep, complex and rich with earthy cherry flavors with cinnamon and spicy notes; good structure and balance; long finish. Spicy, rich Pinot with great structure for aging."

"Floral, wild berry, raspberry, spice and anise give this a focused core of flavors. Full-bodied, tight and compact, with a rich minerally and earthy baseline."

"...complex earthy and cherry aromas; deep, complex, ripe cherry flavors with earthy and forest floor notes; good structure and balance; long finish. Deep, complex Pinot..."

"Complex bouquet brims with red and black cherry fruit along with an appealing spiciness balanced by vanillin oak and smoke. Luscious on the palate with crisp acidity providing a sound framework for the generous red and black cherry fruit...well-structured with hints of spice and peach underlying the red fruit on a long finish."

"...herbal, earthy notes with some dusty cherry aromas; complex, deep, dusty red cherry flavors; with herbal and earthy notes; good structure and balance; long finish. The Charles Vineyard is located in Anderson Valley, southeast of the town of Boonville. This Pinot has the fine cherry fruit and aromatics that are characteristics of the area."

"Fragrant rose petal and wild berry notes have a grainy, pebbly texture that's firm, complex and tight. This is well-structured and in need of short-term cellaring."

"...complex earth, cherry and forest floor aromas; deep, rich, complex red cherry flavors with earth and forest floor notes; some tannin; good structure and balance; long finish."

..."Well structured with firm acidity. Exquisite, with finesse and power in obvious balance."

"Firm, tight and spicy, with a beam of cedar-laced wild berry, blackberry and wild berry fruit that gains depth and dimension, ending with a nice pebble and mineral edge. "

"...complex clove and red cherry aromas; ripe, earthy, clove and red cherry flavors with silky texture; good structure and balance; long finish. Ripe, earthy style with silky texture..."

"...Lovely aromas of red and black fruit with secondary scents of cola, spice and forest floor. Silky, expansive palate of firm red and black fruit with a foundation of crisp acidity. Exotic and dark with a long finish."

"Sweet-sour cherry, wild berry and plum flavors are ripe and fleshy. Medium-bodied, clean and delicate, ending with a long, lingering finish."

Zin doesn't get any bigger or riper than this. Floods the mouth ith flamboyand blackberries, cherries, currants, cola, black peper, anise and sandalwood.  It's tannic and dry, but so fruity it's almost sweet. High alcohol aids in the impression of sweetness. Oaky, too, in the way of a Cabernet. Delicious and classic Dry Creek.

50 of the most prestigous Pinot Noirs were judged at the Annual Pigs & Pinot event heald at Charlie Palmer's Dry Creek Kitchen in Healdsburg, BA and our 2005 Peters Vineyard beat them all and took home the Pig trophy.