($45): Erath planted his Prince Hill vineyard in 1983, which means the vines now have reasonable age and helps explain the engaging complexity of this wine.  As with Erath’s other Pinot Noirs, there is a judicious use of oak aging–less than half of the wine sees new oak barrels–so the grapes and earth, not the oak, speaks.  This polished and seamless wine has an exquisite combination of spice, haunting leafiness and red fruit flavors that gives it depth and incredible length. 94 Michael Apstein Nov 25, 2008