Ponzi Pinot Noir 40th Anniversary Reserve 2010

Winemaker Notes
This Pinot Noir is a blend of LIVE Certified Sustainable fruit from Ponzi's Aurora, Abetina and Avellana Vineyards, as well as fruit from Linda Vista, Lazy River, Walnut Ridge and Lemelson Vineyards.
This wine meets requirements for the Oregon Certified Sustainable Wine program for responsible agriculture and winemaking practices certified by an independent third party.
Notes of coffee, molasses and tobacco, fresh blackberry and sandalwood define this nose. The sweet mouth of lavender, dark spiced cherry and caramel lead to a long finish of present tannin.

Wine Spectator
Light and refreshing, with delicate, zingy acidity under ripe currant and plum flavors, persisting gently and expressively on the transparent finish. Drink now through 2018

Tasting Panel
An old-timer that can still deliver the goods, lush and juicy; long, elegant and lively with excellent balance.

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Piquancy of fruit pit, herbal overtones, and a horseradish-like bite to its sustained finish, all inflecting a fundament of juicy, sappy, slightly tart fundament of cherry and cranberry. Fine but noticeable tannins contribute to the wine’s overall sense of invigoration