Dry River

Bevan Cellars

Dry Stack Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2024

2024 vintage. Lighter but with concentration for days. A different style with a suggestion of limoncello. Generally dislike Sauvie B but this came to play and was the standout of this year’s Bevan Cellars releases I tasted (3 whites/7 reds). 08.22.25 — a day ago

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A. Rafanelli

Dry Creek Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

Notes of dark cherry, blackberry, and a touch of cedar and tobacco. I popped the cork and started drinking it kept on opening and getting better with air. At the BH. — a month ago

Twomey

Russian River Valley Pinot Noir 2032

Mild nose and light texture. Blackberry and cherry. Strong Pinot. — a month ago

Max Phillips
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Merry Edwards

Russian River Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2025

Not as creamy as I remember from past vintages, but excellent fruit and balance. One of the best domestics. August 2025. — 7 days ago

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Williams Selyem

Eastside Road Neighbors Pinot Noir 2010

Somm David T
9.3

These just get so much better with this kind of age.

It had grand evolution & integration.

Elegant & ripe on entry. Dark cherries, plum, blackberry, baked strawberries, raspberry & hints of blueberries. Muddy clays, dry herbs, powdered dry earth times, light; caramel, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanillin, withering dark, red flowers, some violets, well balanced, elegant finish that lasts 90 seconds.

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— a month ago

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Dry Creek Vineyard

Heritage Vines Sonoma County Zinfandel 2022

Aroma is woody. Long barrel aging. Lots of cocoa and vanilla with those lovely tobacco, pepper, and a kiss of smoke. Then the fruit aromas kick in with plum and currant. Definitely more of a medium body and a stronger acidity with a nice oak tannic finish. Of the more moderate body zins the heavy oak makes this one more favorite. — a month ago

Ethan HeyboerPeter HeyboerDiane Heyboer
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Migration (Duckhorn Vineyards)

Russian River Valley Pinot Noir 2022

Ruby, well balanced, a hair on the drier acidic side. Red fruit on the nose with a little darker fruit on the palette. Vanilla and earthy notes on the finish — 13 days ago

Kosta Browne

One Sixteen Russian River Valley Chardonnay 2022

Stone fruit, oak, honeysuckle…banana? More fruit and oak than I usually drink. Still good. — 17 days ago

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J Vineyards & Winery

Russian River Valley Pinot Noir 2022

Woodsy for a Pinot with oak, baking spice, cherry, and clove. — 21 days ago

A. Rafanelli

Unfiltered Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel 1997

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of a couple of hours. The 1997 pours a deep garnet color with a near opaque core; medium+ viscosity with light staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is vinous with beautiful notes of cherry lozenges, star anise, leather, horse blanket, black pepper, organic earth, and fine warm spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium tannin and medium acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+. I recently got to spend some time with Ren and Marilyn Harris of Paradigm and he shared with me that he thought Zinfandel was a variety that has the potential of being longer lived than Cabernet Sauvignon. I didn’t argue with him. Anyway, this is a killer Rafanelli Zinfandel that is aging ever so gracefully. Drink now through 2037. — 2 months ago

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