Very aromatic and much improved after 7 years. Tart cherry/plum and at 12.3 alc is a touch short of where it would have been singing. CA ain’t Burgundy so don’t try to mimic. Use the sun! This is the best of the 2013s I’ve had so far.
Very aromatic and much improved after 7 years. Tart cherry/plum and at 12.3 alc is a touch short of where it would have been singing. CA ain’t Burgundy so don’t try to mimic. Use the sun! This is the best of the 2013s I’ve had so far.
Jun 20th, 2020
Darker in the glass and on the nose than the hallenthal vineyard. More toasty baking spice, clove, Wild flowers (almost like walking through a field of wild flowers.) The palate is seductively smooth with chewy market cherries and more floral accents. As opposed to the last one, this needs no time at all - pop and pour and enjoy.
Darker in the glass and on the nose than the hallenthal vineyard. More toasty baking spice, clove, Wild flowers (almost like walking through a field of wild flowers.) The palate is seductively smooth with chewy market cherries and more floral accents. As opposed to the last one, this needs no time at all - pop and pour and enjoy.
May 3rd, 2018
Flowers and slate, cherry and lavender, fresh and vibrant. Time to start planning a tour of Sonoma...
Flowers and slate, cherry and lavender, fresh and vibrant. Time to start planning a tour of Sonoma...
Mar 11th, 2018
Cherry fruit, good grip, acidity and structure. Very young of course. I’d guess this will evolve nicely.
Cherry fruit, good grip, acidity and structure. Very young of course. I’d guess this will evolve nicely.
May 13th, 2018
Simply spectacular
Nov 15th, 2020
An impossibly deep, dark, and mature expression of honest Pinot noir. Like sage advice from an older sibling. Neither candied nor ripe nor lean. Everything it it’s confident place.
Aromas of barely tart berries and oak, iodine, dark cocoa, and smoke. 70% whole cluster.
An impossibly deep, dark, and mature expression of honest Pinot noir. Like sage advice from an older sibling. Neither candied nor ripe nor lean. Everything it it’s confident place.
Aromas of barely tart berries and oak, iodine, dark cocoa, and smoke. 70% whole cluster.
May 9th, 2019
Wow. So much power. So much beauty. A benchmark experience.
Wow. So much power. So much beauty. A benchmark experience.
Apr 2nd, 2019
Cali chambolle baby
Feb 23rd, 2019
Nariz: cereza, frambuesa, piedra, lavanda, especies
Boca: seco, Tanino M, Acidez M/ M+, Alcohol M/M+.
Nariz: cereza, frambuesa, piedra, lavanda, especies
Boca: seco, Tanino M, Acidez M/ M+, Alcohol M/M+.
Sep 28th, 2018
2015 vintage. Cinnamon, cedar nose. Totally reminiscent of old school Williams Selyem. Great medium palate of dark cherry, forest floor and bacon. Finish drops out from underneath your feet tho.
2015 vintage. Cinnamon, cedar nose. Totally reminiscent of old school Williams Selyem. Great medium palate of dark cherry, forest floor and bacon. Finish drops out from underneath your feet tho.
Mar 29th, 2018
Sonoma Coast, Sonoma County, California, USA
