description: You'll want to give this pretty Pinot some time in the bottle, to let it mellow out. Right now, it's a big-boned wine, with flamboyant raspberry, cherry and sassafras flavors of the pie-filling kind, and a smoky, vanilla edge of oak. Despite the volume, the wine is dry and elegant, with a rich scour of cleansing acidity. Best after winter 2007.
variety: Pinot Noir
designation: Fritschen Vineyard