Tandem Silver Pines Vineyard Pinot Noir, Sonoma Mountain, USA

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An enormously fruity wine that seems to trade subtlety for sheer exuberance. Offers gigantic flavors of raspberry granola candy bar, cherry liqueur, vanilla and buttered cinnamon toast, and although that sounds sweet, the wine is fully dry, with crisp coastal acidity and finely ground tannins. Hard to see how it will age, but delicious now and for a couple years.——S.H.(3/1/2010)—— 89

This Sonoma Mountain appellation is becoming increasingly important for Pinot Noir, thanks to bottlings like this. The wine is amazingly powerful in black cherry, raspberry, rosehip tea, licorice, cola and vanilla oak flavors. Yet crisp acidity and silky smooth tannins make it balanced and elegant. Defines a certain California, drink-me-now style.——S.H.(5/1/2008)—— 93

Stunning. Combines the fleshy opulence of a sweetly youthful Pinot with the balanced tightness and acidity of a young, cellar-worthy one. No small feat! From a cool vintage in a cool appellation that’s increasingly known for Pinot Noir, the wine is pale in color and delicate in the mouth, yet powerful in cherry-cola and spice intensity. Gorgeous now, and should improve for six years before slowly bowing out.——S.H.(8/1/2007)—— 94