Ripe, rich nose of red apple and flowers. The palate echoes the red apple along with hard spice, meat, and a texture that is rich though balanced by a savory edge. Long finish with no heat. The whole-cluster is noticeable in the tannins, which help to dry out the rich/ripe red fruit. My #3 as well as the group's.

Corked. Heartbreaking.

Opened but not decanted an hour or so before serving. Drank over another hour. Continually evolved until the bottle was polished off. The beautiful nose has a lot of lift and brightness, filled with red apple and other red fruit, hard red candy, baking spices, and wild flowers. The midpalate has superb texture, with a lithe, stony, Volnay-esque character, along with flavors of iron, forest floor, and rich red fruit. Long finish with no heat. Needs time for sure, and I could see it going for another 7-10 years at least. My WOTN and a close second for the group.

The nose smells a lot like Santa Maria Valley Pinot, and is an outlier among the rest of these '07s. Nose of wet fur, nut shells, and tomato skin. The texture is rich, full of red fruit, tomato, and wild herbs, but it comes off as blowsy, without enough acid or tannin to balance the richness. Fairly warm finish. I don't know if some of the oddball clones Elke has such as "Stang" and their Oakville clone contributed to this being so dissimilar to the rest, but definitely did not taste anything like the rest of these Anderson Valley Pinots. My #4, the group's #5.

Really pretty and pure nose of red apple, light red fruits, and flowers. Beautiful texture that is reminiscent of a good village Chambolle-Musigny, with flavors that echo the nose and fan out across the palate. Long finish with just the slightest trace of heat, but great nonetheless. My #2, the group's #1.

Big, ripe nose of red fruit, Hi-C punch, and new oak spice/vanilla. Fat texture on the palate, with big red fruit, fruit punch, and baking spice. Hot finish, and warmth overall. Definitely could use more acid and less oak. My #5 and the group's #4