2006 Cambria Julia's Vineyard Pinot Noir 94 points

Cambria 2006 Julia's Vineyard Pinot Noir $20



This Pinot is absolutely gorgeous with a nose of sweet fruit and light spice; With a silky palate of cherry, strawberry, pomegranate and cinnamon. The profile is dry and silky with amazing complexity and balance. Each glass this Pinot gets better and better. The finish makes this red even more impressive with notes of vanilla, smokey oak and earthy spice, drink now thru 2011.

2006 Wente Reliz Creek Pinot Noir 91 points

Wente 2006 Reliz Creek Pinot Noir (Arroyo Seco); $19


With sweet aromas of Bing cherries and vanilla bean leading to a lovely palate of red currant, black cherry, cola and light spice. Light-bodied and a silky mouth-feel that is well balanced and polished. The finish is light but still jam packed full of fruit and toasty vanilla.

2006 King Estate Pinot Noir 90 points

2006 Signature Collection Pinot Noir, Oregon, $25



This is the perfect wine for roasted turkey and should be available at your local fine wine shop. With juicy ripe flavors of black cherry, raspberry, spice and pepper flood the palate with flavor. Firm and tight tannins with well layered fruit leading to a finish of earth and cracked black pepper. Drink now thru 2024.

2006 Foppiano Estate 91 points

Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley, $22



A good Pinot is hard to find, and I've find one; Elegant, with a soft palate of black plum, cherry, cola and rhubarb pie. This bone dry red has rich tannins and crisp acids with notes of pepper and nutmeg on a long, balanced finish.

2005 Kynsi Pinot Noir 91 points

Pinot Noir, Edna Valley, $28


Complex, silky-light texture with a full palate of bing cherries, blackberry, anisette, and allspice. The mouth-feel is beautiful and bone dry with a finish of cedar and vanilla, drink now.

2005 Artesa Reserve Pinot Noir 94 points

Pinot Noir, Carneros, $25


Beautiful and elegant and one of my top 20 wines of the year. With a silky mouth-feel of Bing-cherries, rich cola, cinnamon and spice. At the core, there's solid extract and beautifully expressive. The finish is long and spicy and this fabulous Pinot Noir will be drinkable until 2014.

2006 Kendall-Jackson Pinot Noir 93 points

Pinot Noir, Monterey County, $21


This wine rocks! Opens with a pure, clean, high-toned aroma, powerful and delicate, and a velvety palate of cherries, cola, coffee, spices and smokey oak. The earthiness and cinnamon flows through the mid-palate to the finish and adds balance and depth. A beautiful effort at Pinot Noir...Bravo!

2007 Green Point Rosé 88 points

Pinot Noir, Victoria, $18


Another great lip smacking Rosé for the summer time. This easy-drinking Rose floods the palate with cherry's, strawberry's and watermelon. Hints of fresh raspberry and a touch of vanilla finishes off this crisp, clean wine, drink now.

2006 Feudo Arancio 89 points

2006 Pinot Noir Sicilia $9

This big production Italian Pinot Noir shows how you can produce a value wine that's very tasty. Pure cherry flavors accented by vanilla and spice dance across the palate of this medium bodied wine. The finish is balanced and clean with modest tannins, drink now.

2006 Domaine Coteau Pinot Noir 92 points

Domaine Coteau 2006 Pinot Noir (Eola-Amity Hills); $30

I was at a party and a friend walked in with this bottle of wine and I followed him around so I could taste it. With that said...Wow! This is a great Pinot, with a nose of cranberry and oak leeding to a mix of berry-driven fruits and lively spices. Midpalate concentration as the fruit unwinds with blackberry, plum, anise and hints of herbs. The finish is dry, rich and long to make this a beautiful Pinot Noir and a best buy.

2005 Robert Mondavi Reserve 93 points

Pinot Noir, Carneros, $35

This pinot noir is one of the best I've ever had, beautiful and complex, this young wine will develop in the bottle, but i say drink it now. It has a silky, refined texture, with concentrated flavors of cherries, black raspberries, cola, pomegranates, persimmons and cinnamon spice. There’s lots of new oak, which adds smoke and vanilla notes.

2005 McIntyre Vineyards 90 points

Pinot Noir, Monterey, $38

Big and Powerful, yet ripe and elegant, I love finding a pinot noir with so much body. This very dry lip smacker brings flavors of blueberry, Cherries, raspberries and blackberries flood the palate, enriched with earthier notes of balsam, cola, soy, licorice and spice. Drink now thru 2010

2005 Lamont Pinot Noir 92 points

Lamont 2005 Pinot Noir (Central Otago); $40

I love this Pinot Noir, impressive for a relatively new producer, It's won several awards and it’s easy to see why. Beautiful blackberry aromas and flavors are touched with hints of herbs, currant and clove flavors are wrapped into rich, silky tannins. Finishes long, with hints of vanilla and spice.

2006 X Winery Pinot Noir 94 points

Truchard Vineyards Pinot Noir (Carneros); $25


I love a great Pinot and this does not dissapoint, a delight to drink, with bing cherry and cola flavors nuanced with earthier tones of tobacco, rosehip tea and anise. The mouth-feel is beautiful, all silk and satin. This balanced Pinot Noir defines elegance, and should improve for a few years. A best buy and top 20 makes you want to buy this one by the case.

2006 Saint Clair Pioneer Block 4 Sawcut 91 points

Pinot Noir, Marlborough, $29


A blend of Dijon clones 667 and 777, with it's intense aromas of cherries, root beer, cola and chocolate. The texture has a silky mouthfeel, while the flavors take on an intriguing grassie edge that adds to the dimension of the ripe fruit and ample oak. Finishes complex, herbal and lingering; drink now–2012.