Big, indulgent nose of pear and butterscotch, mouth of a poached pear covered in ginger butter, very fleshy, but then a short finish without a lot of acidity to balance the fatness.

Tasted next to the top-heavy 07 Hobbs Ritchie, this showed much more balance, nuance and elegance. Lightly toasted apple and lemon nose, mouth has some quince and nuts, but then a grassy/tea thing comes in on a very long finish. More Chablis in style than expected.

Nose of vanilla and Luden's Black Cherry cough drop. Cherry and vanilla on the mouth as well. Pretty but relatively primary and sappy, although I did get some more interesting spice after some more time in the glass.

Gooseberry and blackberry nose with a touch of the good chicken coop - this is my style of Pinot for sure and I was confident about it being a Burgh while others assumed its size meant New World. Cherries in the mouth, but also some dirt and nutmeg and a tiny bit of dried mint in the nice, long finish, which really dries this out to balance the generous fruit on the mid-palate. By far the consensus WOTN, and definitely my Pinot of the year so far.

Nose has a bit of a dried rose thing going along with the black cherry, and then a mouth of cherry cola and oak notes. Too hot and too basic for me.

Big barnyard on the otherwise blackberry and cherry nose, lots of brightness up front in the mouth, but then darker fruits and even some cocoa along a sweet backbone. Nice pursing finish with good length. What makes this wine interesting to me is that it brings a lot of secondary notes I'd associate with an aged Merlot but it still brings very clean and bright Pinot fruit.

Light colored and light bodied, lots of cinnamon and cherry on the nose, bright cherries in the mouth, just a hint of clove, but pretty straightforward - the acidity and dry finish, along with that brightness might portend a more interesting wine in a few years.

Nose brings some meat and the fruit is very clean and the finish focused, but this was a bit too oaky and basic in the cherry cola midpalate for me.

Nice earthy nose with cocoa and dark berries, in the mouth, bright and ripe, a little flabby even, but then the acidity comes in and seems to crescendo late. After some more time open, nose got more barnyard and blueberries entered the palate as well.

Burnt licorice and cherry nose, slightly rounded fruit seems a bit overmatched by the minerality and acidity right now, but the lushness of the mouthfeel is an interesting contrast to all the dryness.