Medium lemon color with aromas of ripe stone and citrus fruits and floral notes. On the palate flavors of pear, apple and melon with notes of lemon citrus, honeysuckle and vanilla oak. Well balanced with acidity, long finish ending with fruit, toasty oak and mineral notes, consistent! A Fav!! — 10 months ago
Lucky to go up the Sugar Shack ladder once again. Great salinity on this. Great notes of honeydew, mango, banana pudding, dried herbs on the nose and entry of the wine. The middle explodes here, showing a wonderful white flower with herb and yellow fruits. Full throttle. This was the best chard on the table, and that's saying something with a 13 Pahlmeyer Faire, 12 Marcassin Marcassin, and two 11 Kistlers ALSO on the table. — 7 years ago

This is a serious wine. On par with Pahlmeyer, but rising above in terms of focus, and letting the fruit shine more than the oak. Bravo. Pipe tobacco, damp earth and mulled blueberries — 8 years ago
Surprise 2009 Napa Merlot tasting after the Pahlmeyer tasting.
Deep and dark ruby red. Layered nose with a little bit of stinginess, cassis, black currants, and blackberries. Heavy tannins (7.5/10) and medium plus to full bodied. Solid acidity and notes of dark berries, spices, graphite and pencil shavings. Long finish. Drink till 2022. — 9 years ago
Pale lemon color with aromas of bright citrus and tropical fruit with herb and floral notes. On the palate flavors of melon, crisp apple and lemon citrus fruit, some honeysuckle tones with lively acidity. Medium+ finish ending with fruit, grapefruit citrus, herb baking spice and crisp mineral notes. Nice! — 10 months ago
The 2010 Esprit de Beaucastel from Tablas Creek was a tough act to follow, but this elegant Rhône blend from Sonoma just did that.
The nose was quite similar with aroma of blue fruits and earthy elements with hint of violet, it was the palate that set it apart: soft, complex and deep, with great texture and beautiful acidity that adds the tension. Elegant and seamless.
Kale Anderson was the long time wine maker at Pahlmeyer, and Kale wines are all vineyard-specific. Worth seeking out. — 7 years ago
Great blend. Worth the price. Not too bold or dry. Great overall. $59 @ Siegel Bros. Buy again. — 8 years ago
WoW 😲 without question delicious — 8 years ago
Deep Ruby with aromas of dark fruits, earth and toasty spice. On the palate flavors of blackberry, cherry and blueberries with notes of herbs, leather, baking spice and toasty cedar notes. Fine soft tannins, long finish ending with cacao, toasty oak, fruit and earthy mineral tang. Very nice now. — 4 months ago
Golden delicious and butterscotch. — 10 months ago
This is a nice, crisp and smooth Chardonnay. — 4 years ago
Yeah so... Ok. In a lineup of a 2010 Pahlmeyer Jayson, a 2008 Summers Estate Cab, and this one, it was quite a bit easier to tell the difference between this and the other 2 than I thought it would be. This wine is simply delicious. Mouth coating and full throttle blackberry cassis and sandalwood, vanilla and wildflowers. Middle is a bit roasted with still a ton and a half of blackberry, sweet youthful plums. Excellent baking spice note and a hint of cinnamon and leather here. Finishes with youthful character. Chewy toasted tannin. Wow. Close to a 97 IMO. In a 4 year vertical of this (07-10), I chose the 07 even knowing the 2010 was a 100 pointer. And after having this 07, I am glad I went to this side of the lineup and really wonder if the 2010 is ready to GO just yet, even with a huge decant. Has another 25 years of life. — 7 years ago
1990 Solaia. Dinner at Ner w J&J D. Drank after the ‘97 Pahlmeyer Merlot. Awesome. Very different than the Pahlmeyer so hard to compare, but K really loved this wine. — 8 years ago
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