This is a very big, extracted, extremely rich Pinot Noir. It’s a bit ungainly now, like a gawky adolescent who’s growing too fast. Could develop greater finesse with a year or two in cellar. The fruity flavors are ripe and fat, of cherries, currants, cola, red plums and dates. Try after 2009.——S.H.(8/1/2009)—— 88