I had my sales rep bring some of the Witness Tree and his Elemental Cellars wines by a couple of weeks ago. I was very impressed with the Pinot Noir 2007 from Witness Tree. It had this great nose of dark cherry and spice. The fruit followed through nicely. If I had tasted this in a blind tasting, I would not pick it as 2007. I have found a few other I would say that about. The majority of what I have tasted from 2007, about 40 so far, have been good but generally I prefer 2004-2006 vintages. For me, so far, most of the 2007's that I have tasted don't have the depth and concentration compared to 2006. I then look at the price I would sell them for. In general I am not a fan of Pinots that are over-extracted or over-oaked, regardless of their origin. I really am looking for a nice balance between the fruit profile, structure,and aromatics.
Another wine he brought was his Elemental Cellars Syrah 2005 from Deux Vert vineyard. It had that great Northern Rhone nose of spice, bacon fat, and smoke. The fruit was in total harmony. No jammy character to it at all. This is certainly one of the best NW Syrahs I have had recently and at $21. The Witness Tree 2007 Pinot was $25.