A well-balanced Bordeaux-style blend, this wine offered rich licorice and mocha flavors with thick tannins. — 12 years ago
Where do I even begin? I was the winemaker's assistant this vintage for a very stressed and haunted man. David Hirsch didn't believe in air pumps then, and the press that was installed at the winery wasn't quite high enough to press into barrel with Gravity.... So I can honestly claim that I punched down every lot everyday every time, and I hand bucketed every drop of wine in paint buckets out of the press and up into barrel. Still I never got a bottle of the stuff until I bought it recently for 35 off Benchmark. As dangerous and chaotic of a harvest gig it was, the wine now sure tastes worth all the hellfire. — 11 years ago
My benchmark for Oregon Pinots. Under-rated. 2012. — 11 years ago
Still my favorite Viognier on the planet and definitely my benchmark white that I measure all others against. I love the PCV Viognier. I still have a complete vertical of every year Alex has made this. Someday! — 12 years ago
Matt Perlman
Love it, especially at the price. Benchmark Chinon. — 11 years ago