2000 Cambria Julia's Pinot Noir, Santa Maria Valley

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Foodie,
There's been a long thread on wineloverspage.com (a thread started by Bucko) about the California Pinot Noirs that resemble Syrah. It shows that California P.N. comes in a variety of styles from dark and heavily extracted to lighter, etc. While I like the Siduri Pisoni (a big, bold P.N.), I find it less food friendly for ham and pork, etc. Bearboat Pinot Noir (Russian River) is one that I think is more food friendly with pork family and also nice with duck. Personally, I am tending more towards Oregon Pinot Noir recently (as well as my beloved Burgundies).