Having worked at some of the greatest Napa wineries and subsequently forged a reputation as one of the region`s most formidable winemakers, Helen Turley founded her own tiny boutique winery, Marcassin, in 1991. A beautiful Pinot Noir, the 2006 release was reviewed by the Wine Spectator as follows, `An extraordinary wine, with a wonderful upswelling of flavors, this features layered notes of complex raspberry, melted black licorice, clove and mineral. Unfolds gracefully and deliberately, gaining depth and velocity on the finish.`