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Healdsburg Vineyards ‘97 Carneros Reserve Pinot Noir

Max Jacobson

Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2000 | 10:06 a.m.

Lately many people are complaining about the high cost of California wines and turning toward the wines of countries such as Chile, Spain and South Africa, which offer more bang for the buck. The fact that our winemakers use fancy French oak barrels and brand-new stainless-steel fermentation tanks doesn't impress anyone at the check-out counter. But here is an incredibly low-priced wine from Sonoma County, a rich, fruity wine with a heady nose and a long finish. It's just about the best under-$10 Pinot Noir you'll taste this year, and nothing comparable from the Russian River Valley, where this wine is produced, is nearly such a bargain.

Available at Lee's Discount Liquors, $9.99.

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