Etude

96 PTS WINE ENTHUSIAST. The '05 Etude Heirloom Pinot is a real powerhouse; full-bodied; massive flavors of red currants; cherry pie filling; and spices; beautiful structure and finish.

89-91 PTS STEPHEN TANZER. The '03 Etude Cabernet has coolish, clean aromas of blackberry, black cherry, graphite, minerals and menthol; a juicy, firm midweight, with very good texture.

Dramatic, expressive and complex, the 2012 Heirloom Pinot Noir compels with its sheer intensity of plush blackberry, black cherry, raspberry and plum.

Dark, dense boysenberry, blackberry, red plum and black tea fill the nose, and buoyancy in the aromatics keeps this Pinot Noir lifted and intriguing throughout.

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95 PTS WINE ENTHUSIAST. The '06 Heirloom Pinot Noir is big and powerful; rich with massive flavors of cherries and raspberries; long finish and balanced; great density yet still pure on the palate.

Beautifully aromatic with red fruit and flowers, Etude Pinot Noir delivers serious ripe strawberry and black fruits onto the palate; firm in the finish.

96 PTS WINE ENTHUSIAST. Etude's '05 Cabernet defines power and authority; explosive in blackberry, cherry and chocolate fruit flavor; superb structure with ultrarefined tannins; rich on the finish.

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90 PTS WILFRED WONG. A plummy Merlot, the '03 Etude presents a bouquet of aromas and flavors; ripe fruit with pleasing black fruit notes; lasts long and lustily in the aftertaste; silky and textured.

93 PTS STEPHEN TANZER, The '04 Etude Heirloom Pinot offers subtle hints of cherry; raspberry; flowers; and minerals; quite burgundian; well delineated flavors that are pure.

92 PTS STEPHEN TANZER, The '05 Etude Deer Camp Pinot expresses deep rich, smoky aromas of dark cherry; mocha; and brown spices; rich lush and sweet with palate-saturating dark fruit flavors.

92 PTS WINE SPECTATOR. The '04 Etude Cabernet is very Bordeaux-like in its balance and structure; has wonderful intensity and focus, with tight, loamy earth, dried currant, sage and mineral flavors.

Vibrant aromas of raspberry, currant, and cola. Elegant layers of black cherries, plum, and tea rose coat the mouth. Supple and silky tannins.

93 PTS ROBERT PARKER. The '02 Etude Cabernet merits the highest marks; powerful, potent black currant fruit along with licorice, smoke, camphor and new oak; dense, full bodied, ripe.

92 PTS WILFRED WONG. An impeccably designed effort, the smooth, yet crisp '00 Etude Cabernet Sauvignon is a brilliant wine with excellent red fruit flavors that linger long into the finish.