I have the highest respect for Tawse I love their winery and one of the truly great success stories in Canadian wine. I purchased this 2008 Pinot Noir in the summer of 2010 and have just now in winter 2012 opened it, it is an outstanding wine. The colour is light and bright and the nose explosed with raspberry the aromas are embracing. Balanced layers of wood and herb. The finish has a soft pepper and long slow finish. I have another bottle cellared and next Christmas I will visit it and see what a little more age brings. Its wood should soften and the fruit may jumo forward more.