2001 SONOMA COAST PINOT NOIR

93 points
"This Pinot from Merry Edwards should be in every Pinot lover's cellar. It's not only great Pinot, but the incredible $27 price means you should try to get a case."
-Greg Walter, publisher, PinotReport, October 2003

91 points
"Very similar in profile to Merry Edwards' s Olivet Lane bottling...That makes it a relative value."
-Wine Enthusiast Buying Guide April 2004

(90 points)
“… Ripe cherry fruit and dried rose petal nose is followed by a fairly ripe, somewhat velvety, nicely structured wine in the mouth…service with grilled lamb chops or a breast of duck is sure to bring out its best.”
-Connoisseurs’ Guide to California Wine, February 2004

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“Extremely aromatic and fine; supple and full bodied, with good depth of flavor and excellent balance. Very long finish. It tastes of plum, clove, tobacco, vanilla and rose petal. Another testament to the efforts and dedication of California's Pinot Noir pioneers, among whom Merry Edwards is one of the most accomplished.”
-Ronn Wiegand, Master of Wine, Master Sommelier, in a featured SPOTLIGHT of three 2001 Merry Edwards wines in Restaurant Wine, Issue #97

“These are three exceptional wines from a great vintage. A slow, cool growing season meant pleanty of acid & structure.
...has an elegance balanced by a firm tannic backbone that will age beautifully for a few years”
-Narsai David, Food & Wine Editor, KCBS Raido, January 13, 2004

“Gorgeous”
-Barbara Ensrud, The Cork Report, MetroMagazine, December 19, 2003

“The region that produces the juiciest and most seductive Pinot Noirs, to my mind (and palate), is the Russian River Valley in western Sonoma.”“Gorgeous”
-Barbara Ensrud, The Cork Report, MetroMagazine, December 19, 2003