Sweetzer Cellars
Presqu'ile Vineyard Chardonnay 2018
Very tropical, 14%. Pineapple, over ripe apples, touch bitter, chamomile, jasmine quite rich big and comes across as sweet well done just not for me - screw cap. — 12 days ago
Bouchaine
Estate Carneros Pinot Noir 2022
At 24 suns in Oceanside. Stunning. Just the estate. There is no stand-out recognizable fruit on the taste - maybe sour plum- but a cherry nose. Well balanced acidity, light and lovely for a California pinot ( essentially my wife’s rating) — 6 days ago
Faustino Rivero Ulecia
Rias Baixas Albariño 2024
12.5%. Eye catching blue glass bottle. The wine is actually pretty good almost tastes like a blend of a sauvignon blanc and a Riesling. Very powerful lemon notes, lemon curd, touch apple hint herbaceous. This is definitely a nice bottle - i wonder how this would age it as some stuffing. — 12 days ago
Henrik Möbitz
Koepfle Pinot Noir 2012
Well i think the 2010 vintage was a bust but this 2012 is stellar. A cellar find - i cleaned up - did bring it to a party were - i am sorry to say / the “clowns” (except the host) did not get what was in front of them so 1/3 of the bottle was left behind. Bottle 343 out of 450. Super earthy and big. Just 13% more a steak pinot - than a salmon one. Tea leaves, dark fruit, iodine, lime. Will put this under Argon and drink the rest tomorrow! — 12 days ago
Sweetzer Cellars
La Encantada Vineyard Pinot Noir 2016
Kind of a funky bottle. Classic St. Rita hill spice! 13.9%. Well executed. Too fruit driven for me but well done. Dark fruit mostly. Blackberry, hint dark cherry, hint red peppercorn. — 12 days ago
Pinotman /// Andreas
Lyle was a little winded on this one - but I agree a stunning wine. 13.5%. Pretty dark for a Pinot. Cherry and hint of blackberry. More in a sec. ——- perhaps touch of blueberry. Well balanced with good acidity. Very fresh and bright…not earthy at this point. Could go for another 5?years or so. — 15 hours ago