The 2010 Pinot Noir Reserva spent 8 months in French oak. It reveals an inviting bouquet of rose petal, raspberry, and toasty oak. This is followed by a medium-bodied wine in which the oak is well-integrated. Spicy, ripe, and surprisingly complex for a wine of its humble price, this tasty offering is meant for drinking over the next 2-3 years. It is an excellent value. Terra Noble is a family-owned bodega founded in 1992. It owns four farms in four different valleys as well managing a number of long-term grape contracts.Importer: Winebow, Inc, New York, NY; www.winebow.com

This is a crisp, spicy, fully oaked Pinot with raspberry, herb and toast aromas. Racy and zesty on the palate, and full of zingy, red-tilting pie cherry, plum and raspberry flavors. Turns oakier and toastier late, with caramel balanced by residual acidity on the finish. ——M.S.(12/31/2011)—— 87