title: Raptor Ridge 2000 Shea Vineyard Pinot Noir (Willamette Valley)
description: A deep sniff delivers leather, ripe black cherry, marzipan and some smokiness, but the palate isn't congruent. It's candied, a bit burnt, and it tastes just a tad too much like cherry cough syrup. The texture is fine and the flavors solid, but it falls short in the areas of layering and elegance. It's too one-dimensional and not multifaceted. –M.S.
variety: Pinot Noir
designation: Shea Vineyard