2001 Sineann Pinot Noir ‘Reed & Reynolds Vineyard’

This Oregon Pinot Noir is rich and full-bodied with intense color and fruit and a sweet, compelling perfume. Though from a vineyard in the Willamette Valley, it tastes like a premier cru from the Cotes de Nuits. The texture is silk, and the finish is long and lovely. This is a great effort from winemaker-owner Peter Rosback. If you can’t find the Reed & Reynolds Vineyard bottling, Sineann makes two other Pinot Noirs, both -- like this one -- in small quantities.

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Region: Willamette Valley, Oregon

Price: About $45

Style: Rich and full-bodied

Food it goes with: Everything from roast chicken or grilled salmon to beef and feathered game.

Where you find it: Hi-Time Wine Cellars in Costa Mesa, (949) 650-8463; Malibu Village Wine in Malibu, (310) 456-2924; Pasadena Wine Merchants in Pasadena, (626) 396-9234; Vendome Liquors in Toluca Lake, (818) 766-9593; and Wine Exchange in Orange, (714) 974-1454. Wines also can be ordered directly from the winery by calling (503) 341-2698.