The BV Res PN ws the wine which started my love affair with Carneros PN. I’m thinking probably 1991 or 1992. I was well familiar at the time with BV Rutherford and GdL PR, but never thought of them as PN producers. I remember being completely overwhelmed. Saw a case of this on the shelf the other day in some obscure liquor store and just HAD to rescue one to re-visit. Really rare to find something of this nature around here because I live smack-dab in the middle of ‘No-Napa/No-Sonoma Land’. I somewhat expected it to be an over-oaked, over-ripe muss, but it was NOT. That is not to say it was GOOD. Fairly dark for a pinot, and tending towards garnet. Decent barnyard and peat in the nose with a strain of tar. Started falling apart almost immediately in the glass and by evening’s end, was having serious maderization problems. Really very little fruit. Nothing glamourous, at least. Second Day: Drinkable, but not enjoyable. Heavy oxidation and all flaws at forefront. 14-5 Not runnin out to buy the other 11. ♦