Hartford Court

Russian River Valley Pinot Noir 2022

8.9

Polished, sure, but maybe a little too polished. The cherries are ripe, the spice is there, and it’s as smooth as it wants to be. It’s good, don’t get me wrong, but it plays it safe—like the wine equivalent of a well-done cover song. Good with roasted duck. — 16 days ago

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Sonoma-Cutrer

Grower-Vintner Russian River Valley Pinot Noir 2022

Abbas Zand

9.5

Blackberry, earthy nose. Dark red color.
Medium body.
Blackberry, cherry, and baking spice flavors.
Very good, a little young at the moment.
On sale for $30, regularly around $40. — 3 months ago

Kosta Browne

Russian River Valley Pinot Noir 2021

Andrea Watt

9.2

Cherry, oak, and cola over plum. Good but a little tighter than the last one I had, maybe needed more time to open than it got. — 10 months ago

Aubert

Eastside Russian River Valley Chardonnay 2018

Ron R

9.0

Soft and rotund. Very little acidity to talk about. Surprisingly mediocre. — a month ago

with Anne-marie

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Vino Joe

Hmm. Perhaps bad luck/an off bottle. I personally have wondered about the longevity of Aubert. It seems engineered for early sumptuousness but I have had a few 5-6 year old bottles that also didn’t live up to expectations.

Ron R

@Vino Joe, personally, 5 - 6 yrs really does little to excite me. On average, my experience with Aubert is after this period, the risk of a poor showing increases significantly. Just my personal observation.

Dry River

Martinborough Pinot Noir 2013

Bob McDonald

9.2

Strong red florals and fading (compared to the previous tasting) yet noticeable oak. Also whole bunch influence. Tastes a bit bunchy. A little coarse on the medium plus bodied palate. Dark fruits - plum and cherry. Finishes with silky tannins which redeems the wine somewhat. A Shiraz drinkers Pinot with a twist - not very Burgundian. Amazingly Bob Campbell MW gave this wine 99 points in January 2015. — 7 months ago

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J. Rochioli

Little Hill Pinot Noir 2008

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

2008 vintage. Had never come across the "Little Hill" until today. Light-medium body. Decanted and was fairly musty for 2-3 minutes before it started to blossom. Some blue fruit/menthol/eucalyptus throughout the experience. Demonstrative spice component on the back end. Could really only ding this on being slightly "watery" on the front palate. Otherwise, this is kicking now and has plenty of life and love to give. 5.27.23 — 2 years ago

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Kistler

Russian River Valley Pinot Noir 2021

Adam Baker

8.9

Drank with Christmas dinner, with honey baked ham, with brown sugar sweet potatoes. Too fruit forward for me. Overwhelms the other flavors a little. Might be too young. — a month ago