Lively bright and very drinkable. Acidic cranberry and cherry pie — 6 years ago
Bright and vibrant. Strawberry, cranberry, cherry cola, with touch of smoke. The purity of the red fruits is the standout here. The body is a bit lean but not without substance, finishing off with lingering and authoritative mineral notes. — 7 years ago
I’d have thought I was drinking a Morgon: Pronounced earth and funk juxtaposed against bright, young red fruit—cranberry and sour cherry. My re-education on the Pacific NW is going wonderfully @Kyle Bella — 7 years ago
Floral with red and black fruits and exotic spices on the nose. Medium/plus acidity and firm tannins. Alcohol is medium with visible legs. Body is medium/plus. On the palate, notes of red cherries and cranberry with some spices and a long finish. — 7 years ago
Pair this classically perfect 14-year-old Rioja with cheese and crackers that you share with your beautiful wife, ideally in a hotel room after you’ve been evacuated from your home for a week due to fires caused by lightning storms. Your appreciation will be elevated if you precede your wine with a few days of cooking paella for hundreds of evacuees and firefighters. If this is not a possibility, I suggest pairing your Tondonia with grilled lamb, which will play well with the wine’s tobacco, leather and cranberry notes. — 5 years ago
Tart cranberry, good earth tones, great structure, have a few more bottle, feel like they have peaked and will drink soon! — 6 years ago
🔥🔥🔥 Needs minimum of 30 minutes to decant but oh man does it open up. So smooth and silky, red fruit (dusty cherries and dried cranberry), cigar box, raisins, wood and ash, cocoa, vanilla and a bit of coconut. Constantly evolving in the glass. Excellent! Wish I bought more. — 7 years ago
Stands up to its name....bright red fruits (cherry/cranberry) but more exquisitely roses, violets, and wet earth....and just a touch of herbs (thyme/dill). — 7 years ago
Light. White pepper. Cranberry. Beautiful. — 7 years ago
Like this - it’s very light, bright, some earth. Sour cherry, cranberry, strawberry. Like it slightly chilled — 5 years ago
Raspberry, cranberry, dirty earth. Goodness. — 5 years ago
Smoke, lavender, violet, juicy cranberry and pomegranate concentrate, tomato juice, fresh red cherry. High acidity, medium+ tannins, sweet baking spices. Elevated body. Medium+ intensity, and finish. 13% — 6 years ago
Racy! A little red sports car. Highly kinetic with crunchy strawberry, cranberry, and wineberry (R. phoenicolasius) on a prominent, angular skeleton. A faint touch of barbecue spices runs the last few yards of the race as the fruit fades. Quality stuff. — 6 years ago
Citrus, cranberry, berry bramble, earthiness. Good stuff. — 7 years ago
Complex and silky with intense notes of forest floor, cranberry and mint with a very long finish — 7 years ago
Quite nice. Zippy, with raspberry and cranberry. Not that complex, but very drinkable, especially with chicken. Great value at sub-$20 — 7 years ago
David Kline
Baked raspberry and strawberries, minerally river rock smoothness, black cherry, smoky dried cran.
On the palate rich raspberry and cherry candy drive-by, dried cranberry, and violets. Top notch Pinot singing long and loud arias to tug the heartstrings.
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#peay #sonomacoast #scallopshelf #pinotnoir #singlevineyard — 4 years ago