With the (truly excellent) Judy Rodgers recipe for Zuni Cafe's roast chicken with bread salad, Wed we opened a half-bottle of the 2003 St. Innocent Seven Springs Pinot Noir. Clean cherry fruit with a hint of blackberry and the slightest hint of vanilla, with a little air this became more earthy and mushroomy, and all notes of oak dissipated.Nice PN that needs time, but still awfully pleasant right now. B+/A-
A note re the chicken - David said "oh good, chicken" when he sat down, but as he chewed he went "wow!" There's an achievement- getting a reaction from a 17yr old. A+ for recipe.