If you are a fan of Pinot Noir, you owe it to yourself to acquire at least one or two bottles of the '06 Amphitheatre. If you're unable to acquire an Amphitheatre (price or availability) then I'd suggest at least an '06 Reserve Pinot. This release has real promise! It drinks superbly now (why wait?), but I anticipate a long shelf life - cellaring in excess of 8-10+ years, it'll only get better with age. Its soft, smooth like a velvet glove - you'll drink the whole bottle and look for another. ... [More]

Last night we opened the last of the reserve Pinot Noir I bought at Coldstream Hills (Yarra Valley, Victoria) last December. It was decidedly a brilliant drink; a very nice tasting wine - slightly more complex than the non-reserve (which was tasted repeatedly in earlier months this year, usually at restaurants in the city). We used Reidel Bordeaux glasses and shared the bottle in the company of our new neighbours. We followed up with a 2002 Capercaillie (Lovedale, Hunter Valley region, NSW) ... [More]