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NEW WINES:

CHARDONNAY:

2007 Chardonnay Delicace'
Anderson Valley Chardonnay

     .     DOUBLE GOLD 2009
           Best of Appellation Evaluation
           Anderson Valley


      .    Silver 2009
           Austrian Wine Challenge

2007 Chardonnay Un-Oaked
Anderson Valley Chardonnay

     .     GOLD 2009
           Best of Appellation Evaluation
           Anderson Valley



Elegance'
2005 Anderson Valley Pinot Noir

     .      DOUBLE GOLD 2009 
            Best of Appellation Evaluation
            Anderson Valley

                       
     .      Gold Medal 2008
            Mondial du Pinot Noir
            Switzerland, against First Growth Burgundies

     .      Gold Medal 2008
            Austrian Wine Challenege
            Vienna, Austria



The Noble One
2005 Anderson Valley Pinot Noir

      .     DOUBLE GOLD September 2009
            Mendocino County Fair 

      .     Gold 
Medal 2009
           
Best of Appellation Evaluation
            Anderson Valley

      .     Gold Medal 2008
            Austrian Wine Challenge
            Vienna, Austria

The Noble One
2004 Anderson Valley Pinot Noir
 

       .     94 pts by Wine Enthusiast
             November 2007

       .      Gold Medal
              Mondial du Pinot Noir- Switzerland - August 2007
  •  Gold Medal
     Grand Harvest Awards - March 2007

        .    Silver Medal
             San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition - February 2007

The Noble One
2003 Anderson Valley Pinot Noir

  • Silver Medal
    Austrian Wine Challenge, Vienna - November 2006
  • Critics Award
    Critics Challenge Int'l Wine Competition - June 2006
    "Aromatic, fresh, ripe and firm...should age nicely."
    ~ Linda Murphy
  • Gold Medal
    Grand Harvest Awards Vineyard and Winery Management - 2006
  • Silver Medal
    SAVOR Wine Country Magazine North of the Gate Competition - May 2006
  • Silver Medal
    Riverside International - 2006
  • Silver Medal
    San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition - February 2006
  • "Best New Winery of the Year"
    2005 Wine Literary Award Press Tasting - Wine Appreciation Guild
The Noble One
2002 Anderson Valley Pinot Noir

  • 92 Points
    The Wine Enthusiast - November 2005
  • DOUBLE GOLD Medal
    2005 San Francisco International Wine Competition
  • Gold Medal
    2005 New World International
  • Silver Medal
    Austrian Wine Challenge - October 2005
  • Silver Medal
    2005 San Francisco Chronicle
  • Silver Medal
    2005 Grand Harvest Awards
  • Silver Medal
    2005 SAVOR Wine Country Magazine
  • "Exceptional" 90 Points
    2004 Beverage Tasting Institute
  • Silver Medal
    2004 Mondial du Pinot Noir International Pinot Noir Judging, Switzerland
    Only 3 American wines won awards and we won two Silver Medals. Competitors included first growths from the Echezaux and Gevrey Chambertin appellations of Burgundy.

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Delicace'
2005 Anderson Valley Pinot Noir

        .   DOUBLE GOLD 2009
            Best of Appellation Evaluation
            Anderson Valley


        .  
Silver Medal
            Mondial du Pinot Noir 2008
            Switzerland

Delicacé
2004 Anderson Valley Pinot Noir

        .   Gold Medal
            Mondial du Pinot Noir - Switzerland - August 2007

        .   Silver Medal
            Riverside International - 2007

        .    Silver Medal

             Grand Harvest Awards Vineyard and Winery Management -     
             March 2007

  • Silver Medal
    San Francisco Chronicle Competition - February 2007

Delicacé
2003 Anderson Valley Pinot Noir

  • Gold Medal
    Austrian Wine Challenge, Vienna - November 2006
  • Silver Medal
    Mondial du Pinot Noir, Switzerland - August 2006
  • CRITICS PLATINUM
    Critics Challenge Intl Wine Competition - June 2006
    "Pretty and elegant with beautiful clarity. Supple tannins and spice." ~ Linda Murphy
  • DOUBLE GOLD MEDAL
    SAVOR Wine Country Magazine's North of the Gate Competition - May 2006
  • Gold Medal
    San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition - February 2006
  • Silver Medal
    Grand Harvest Competition Vineyard & Winery Management - 2006
  • "Best New Winery of the Year"
    2005 Wine Literary Award Press Tasting Wine Appreciation Guild

Delicacé
2002 Anderson Valley Pinot Noir

  • 90 Points
    The Wine Enthusiast - November 2005
  • Gold Medal
    Austrian Wine Challenge - October 2005
  • "25 GREAT AMERICAN PINOT NOIRS"
    FORBES - Lifestyles: Wine & Food September 2005
  • DOUBLE GOLD Medal
    2005 Grand Harvest Awards Vineyard and Winery Management
  • Silver Medal
    2005 San Francisco International Wine Tasting
  • Silver Medal
    2005 SAVOR Wine Country Magazine
  • Silver Medal
    2005 San Francisco Chronicle
  • Silver Medal
    2005 New World International
  • Silver Medal
    2004 Mendocino County Wine Competition
  • "Highly Recommended" 89 Points
    2004 Beverage Tasting Institute
  • Silver Medal
    2004 Mondial du Pinot Noir International Pinot Noir Judging, Switzerland


Wine Enthusiast, Rating: 94    2004 The Noble One
The near-perfect marriage of acidity and fruit stars in this dramatically structured wine.
The flavors, of red cherries and ripe red plums, are pure as can be, and that crispness
boosts and brightens them to starburst quality.  Lots of oak adds a delicious finish of toast,
sweet vanilla and spice.  Absolutely gorgeous Pinot Noir.  S.H. (11/1/2007)

TWO Gold Medals won in Switzerland's Mondial du Pinot Noir competition 2007:
Mondial du Pinot Noir is the only competition in the world devoted solely to Pinot Noir
making this competition the true point of reference in the world of Pinot Noir.
Of 1,050 Pinots submitted, 56 were awarded Gold Medals. Harmonique won 2 Golds.
Burgundy took top honors.  A wine from Meursault in Burgundy received the highest
score.  Among the Gold were a Nuits Saint Georges Grand Cru, and a Pommard 1er Cru,
and HARMONIQUE's The Noble One and Delicace' 2004.

PinotFile,
Top 15 "Must Try" Pinot Noir California - 2004 The Noble One

PinotFile, First Team Pinot Noir All America 2007:  2004 Delicace'

From The Seattle Times, April 19, 2006:
Mendocino County is usually not the first place you think of when hunting for great California pinots. But maybe it should be. At a tasting of eight different Mendo pinots, selected by the Winegrowers Alliance to showcase the diversity and quality of the region, the wines steadily climbed the quality ladder, delivering spicy, nuanced, well-crafted flavors at every step. A stunning Harmonique "Delicace'" ($53) offered the sort of richly detailed, ripe fruits and sweet tannins that most Oregon producers can only dream about.

Harmonique Delicace' 2003 "Appellation Signature" wine of Anderson Valley, CA, December, 2005. Thom Elkjer:
A complex, complete wine that made the most of its dark red fruit by layering in dark spices and assertive oak and bringing the ripe, fresh fruit back into the finish to round out the palate experience.

PinotFile, FIRST TEAM "All-Americans" 2005 - 2002 "The Noble One"
Volume 5, Issue 16, December 20, 2005

From FORBES, Nick Passmore, September 20, 2005:
A great cool-climate Pinot just exploding with delicious bright, fresh, red-fruit flavors. It needs a few years to properly open up, but will be a truly fine wine when it does.