92 pts - Wine Advocate
["Fragrant aromas of damp earth, fresh mushrooms, gravel, anise, plums, and cherries emerge from the 2001 Pinot Noir Blue Slide Ridge, which reveals this vineyard’s distinctive perfume and singular quality. An atypical notion of herbaceousness is also pre
97 pts - Wine Spectator
["A sensational Pinot that caresses the palate. Ultrarich and deeply flavored, with an easygoing and delicious range of ripe, spicy blackberry, black cherry, fresh earth and herbal spice and nutmeg flavors. Smooth, this delicate beauty dances on the palat
94 pts - Vinous
["Good full healthy red. Flamboyantly complex nose combines red cherry, mocha, sassafras, flowers, white pepper, smoke and earth. Full, sweet and rich, with similar acids to the Three Sisters bottling but considerably more stuffing. Wonderfully sweet, sua