Pinot Noir at Crazy About Wine

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2004 Precioso Pinot Noir
Keller Estate

The seduction of the Precioso Pinot Noir begins with the luscious aromas of bright red fruit and earthy herbal notes, leading to a great intensity of flavor. Fine silky tannins dan ...morece across the palate in this well structured wine. Enjoyable now for its vibrant fruit, this wine will reward those with patience for the next ten years. Harvested from vineyard block 4, this wine was aged for 15 months in a one-year old Remond-Allier barrel. Twenty-three cases of magnums were bottled unfiltered and unfined.

^$150.00

BearBoat Winery

CAW Rating: 87

100

2 reviews

2005 Pinot Noir
Russian River

Bearboat is aged in French oak for ten months. The wine has a beautiful cherry like color and has tastes of fresh strawberries and raspberries. The Bearboat Pinot Noir is a perfect ...morely balanced red. It nicely accompanies lamb, beef and pork.

^$21.00

Joseph Swan Vineyards

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2004 Pinot Noir
Trenton Estate

While quite supple, it does have a slight tannic edge, which should soften with time in the bottle. In the meantime, it should be great with grilled game, wild mushrooms, and other ...more hearty fare.

^$45.00

Anglim Winery

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2005 Pinot Noir
Fiddlestix Vineyard

Rich and elegant, showing juicy raspberries and cherries and a hint of earthiness on the finish. Delicious now; will continue to develop over time. Drink now through 2013.

Ledson Winery & Vineyards

CAW Rating: 92

100

1 reviews

2005 Anderson Valley Pinot Noir Reserve
Anderson Valley

The grapes for our Pinot Noir are harvested from six clones in separate vineyards between the towns of Booneville & Filo in the Anderson Valley. Using a classic Burgundy technique, ...more the wine is cap punched two times a day during a long, slow fermentation. The result is a wine with bold flavors of cherry, plum and hints of spice followed by an incredibly silky texture that glides across the palate. This wine pairs well with a variety of foods, including grilled salmon or roast duck.

^$56.00

Ledson Winery & Vineyards

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2005 Russian River Pinot Noir Reserve
Russian River Valley

The grapes for our Pinot Noir are harvested from four clones in separate vineyards along the sandy soils of the Russian River Valley. Using a classic Burgundy technique, the wine i ...mores cap punched two times a day during a long, slow fermentation. The result is a wine with bold flavors of cherry, plum and hints of spice. Additional aging gives this wine an incredibly silky texture that glides across the palate. I enjoy this wine with grilled salmon in a lemon caper sauce with rosemary potatoes.

^$58.00

Tolosa Winery

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2005 Central Coast Tolosa Pinot Noir
Central Coast

Pleasure was always the goal as we crafted the 2005 Central Coast Pinot Noir. A pure, feminine expression of the Pinot Noir grape, it shows an intense floral perfume, bright red-be ...morerry fruit, and spicy accents of citrus peel & cardamom pod. We look forward to the evolution of this wine over the next 14-20 months. Pair it with paella, spicy Indian curry, or a soba noodle and sAeared ahi salad.

^$18.00

Tolosa Winery

CAW Rating: 98

100

1 reviews

2005 Tolosa Pinot Noir
Edna Valley

The color is dark ruby red without being inky or overly dense. A jammy red berry tone announces the aroma and is then backed up by many layers of complex undertones: cinnamon, tea ...moreleaf, bergamot, and fennel, with elements of vanilla and cola as well. The flavors are in harmony with the aroma â€“ this wine is not a flirt. It delivers what it promises with soft fruit opening the palate and ripe, dynamic tannins carrying through to a sweet finish.

^$30.00

Mountain View Vintners

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2006 Pinot Noir
Monterey County

Pinot Noir put Mountain View on the map in 1986 when we introduced our Napa Carneros blend to rave reviews. This wine is a lovely medium weight Pinot Noir with layers of herbal not ...morees and cherry, plums; cloves and modest oak. The pedigree of premium Carneros fruit is highlighted in this eminently drinkable offering.

Cakebread Cellars

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2006 Pinot Noir, Anderson Valley
Anderson Valley, Mendocino Co

We fermented each of our six Anderson Valley Pinot Noir clones separately to optimize their distinctive personalities, with 15% fermenting with native yeasts from the vineyard. Pr ...moreior to fermentation, each lot received a three-day cold soak to gently extract color and tannin while accentuating Pinot Noirâ€™s fruit-forward character. In traditional Burgundian fashion, the juice fermented in open-top tanks with gentle, manual punch-down of the cap. After fermentation completed, the wines macerated on the skins for another two weeks, with daily assessments of color and tannin development. We then gently drain the free run wine from the skins and age it in French oak barrels. The 2006 Anderson Valley Pinot Noir aged 15 months in French oak, 45% new, before being bottled in December, 2007

^$50.00

Camelot Vineyards

CAW Rating: 95

100

1 reviews

2005 Pinot Noir
France

Produced from grapes grown in the heralded Languedocâ€“Roussillon region of southern France, Pinot Noirâ€™s ancestral homeland, this silky red reveals a complex bouquet of spring f ...morelowers, raspberries, spiced plum, candied strawberry and truffles. Ultra-smooth on the palate with luscious fruit, velvety tannins and a rich, elegant finish, itâ€™s delicious with grilled salmon, rosemary chicken, herb-marinated lamb chops, roast duck and mushroom pizza.

Keegan Cellars

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2001 Pinot Noir
Russian River Valley

Upon pulling the cork one gets explosive organics... some barnyard, some damp forest floor, three days without a shower. But a 1/2 an hour of breathing or a quick decant brings out ...more the outrageous complexity of this wine. This year the site was more dominant than usual. Without much interference from Mother Nature, as she maintained her good mood for most of the season, the grapes were allowed to enjoy the cool lazy mornings and the warm and breezy fandango afternoons. The near perfect growing season of 2001 gave each cluster and each berry the opportunity to realize its full potential. Ripe raspberry and pomegranate aromatics are supported by warm vanilla spice and a hint of licorice (thank the Dutton Jewell Ranch for that...).

Keegan Cellars

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2000 E Block Single Vineyard Pinot Noir
Russian River Valley

This wine is deep garnet/ruby in color. Aromas are of fresh red raspberry, red currant, and plum with spices of cardamom and allspice with a hint of rosemary. Flavors echo the arom ...moreas with the addition of blackberry, red whip licorice, toasted nuts, and coffee. The oak contributes a soft vanilla bean aroma and flavor.

Bianchi Vineyards

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2004 Pinot Noir
Central Coast

Bianchi Pinot Noir is a rather distinctively bold, deeply rich, and intensely flavorful wine, amply spiced in oak tones. It is a fine example of Steve Encellâ€™s Westside Paso Robl ...morees cool microclimate vineyard. Enjoy now, and cellar a few bottles for a couple of years.

^$25.00

Foxen Vineyard

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2006 Pinot Noir
Santa Maria Valley

â€œThis wine is very fruit forward in style, full of â€œPinot Candyâ€ and spice (cola nut, cinnamon,cardamom), along with flavors of raspberries, cherries, earthiness and forest f ...moreloor. Supple and velvety in the mouth, this is an elegant wine.â€ â€“ Bill Wathen, winemaker

^$34.00

Foxen Vineyard

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2005 Juliaâ€™s Vineyard Pinot Noir
Santa Maria Valley

â€œThe 2005 Vintage for Pinot Noir was perfect. Beautiful September days, not heat waves or thunderstorms. We picked ripe(not over-ripe)fruit at leisure. The wines were showy in ba ...morerrel early on, and continue to be in bottle, definitely more down to earth than the '03 and '04 vintages. It displays a mouthful of cherries, black raspberries and hard spice(cinnamon, clove and cardamom), with a firm, sexy middle and creamy finish. This Julia's is so pretty you are not going to want to put it down.â€ â€“ Bill Wathen, winemaker

^$50.00

Foxen Vineyard

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2005 Sea Smoke Vineyard Pinot Noir
Sta. Rita Hills

â€œOf all the Sea Smoke Pinot Noirâ€™s, this vintage most resembles Burgundy. It is less 'over the top' than the 2004 vintageâ€”much more focused and defined (less wild and crazy). ...more Beautiful fruit meets designer barrels (Francois Freres, 75% new). It may be hard to extremely hard to cellar this, as it is so adjectively good right now!â€ â€“ Bill Wathen, winemaker

^$75.00

Foxen Vineyard

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2005 Pinot Noir
Santa Maria Valley

â€œThis wine shows distinctive â€œPinot candyâ€ and spice (Cola nut, cinnamon, cardamom) beautifully layered with notes of strawberry, cherry and sassafras. Supple and velvety in ...morethe mouth, this is an elegant wine. Typical of our Santa Maria Valley Pinot Noir, this wine displays up front fruitâ€”yet serious and complex at the same time.â€ â€“ Bill Wathen, winemaker

^$32.00

Chateau Christina

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2002 Pinot Noir
Joyce Family Vineyard

A serious burgundian style pinot noir, tight and firm with complex black cherry, blackberry, rasberry and spice, framed with smoky, toasty oak.

^$31.95

Chateau Christina

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2003 Pinot Noir
"Black Mountain Vineyard"Santa Lucia Highlands

Bright and juicy with up front cherry, rasberry and strawberry flavors turning elegant and subtle.

^$38.95

2005 NICHOLLS Pinot Noir, Santa Maria Valley
Bien Nacido Vineyards

CAW Rating: 100

100

1 reviews

GOLD MEDAL WINNER 2008 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, $35 & Over Category. Extremely Limited Release. This will not last long. Other well-known wines using the same fruit scored Silver and Bronze and retail for $50 or more.

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