Elegant pinot, smoky pasta

Our Wine of the Week, Dutton Goldfield, 2006 Russian River Valley, Dutton Ranch Pinot Noir ($38), possesses what I call a smoky elegance, a quality suggestive of cool nights by a wood fire.
As the first sip lingers on the palate, layers of flavor -- from dried berries, fresh cranberries and sweet licorice root to earthy mushrooms, black pepper and dried tobacco -- unfold, blossoming into a READ MORE