Archery Summit Arcus Estate Pinot Noir 2004

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BN#194378

Archery Summit

This wine opens with vibrant aromas of blue fruits, violets, black cherries and bacon fat. The palate soars with focused flavors of cherry, currant and cassis, and the natural acidity along with integrated tannin serve to support this wine’s abundant personality. Expressive, stylish and complex, the 2004 Arcus Estate will benefit from three to five years of proper cellaring.

Wine Spectator

Firm and focused, this is framed with a halo of fine tannins as the ripe currant, blackberry and wet earth flavors sail through and keep hovering around the long finish. This doesn't come on too strong, but it doesn't want to let go either. Best from 2008 through 2015. 884 cases made.

Score: 94. —Harvey Steiman, December 31, 2007.

Wine Enthusiast

The Arcus estate vineyard includes plantings from 1973 and is easily the best wine made at Archery Summit. The fruit flavors weave together black cherry, fig and currant, beautifully integrated with the bacon fat notes from the new French oak. It’s well-balanced and does not show the rough tannins that affect the rest of the lineup. This is a solid, somewhat blocky wine, substantial and delicious, and quite likely to improve over the next six to eight years.

Score: 90. —Paul Gregutt, February 01, 2008.