David Sutton

9.2

Beautifully smooth. Very oaky distinctive style. Buttery and full bodied. — 10 years ago

with ANTHONY

James Leahy

9.5

Early, but brilliant. New world all the way, but distinctive underlying structure that remains unique to the site. Very excited for the future. — 10 years ago

Matt Ryan

Hospitality Director Big Basin Vineyards

9.4

Has everything that makes Santa Cruz Pinot so awesome. Red/dark fruits, earth and distinctive mountain spice. Gotta love the direction of the winemaking. Highly recommended. — 12 years ago

with Bradley, Nathan and 1 other

LM Segal

9.6

Kudos to the boys for all calling it CdP, GV even nailed it a Pegau blind. Bramble, tar and hint of garrigue. Rich, distinctive nose. Amazingly still coming together after 3 hr decant, the pieces all there: beef blood, earth, peppery spice, pipe tobacco. Big tannins on the precipice of melting down and perfectly melding it all together. Just a few years before this passes superb on its way to profound. — 10 years ago

Anna Kalthoff

9.1

Chicken oyster shells and rocks. Intriguing and distinctive. — 10 years ago

Sam Zavari

9.1

Pastry, lemon and almonds with wicked chalky minerality. Great acidity and distinctive. So good. — 11 years ago

Palmer Emmitt

Owner/Winemaker Judge Palmer

9.8

Ah Lopez de Heredia... Love looking at people's faces as they taste these wines. So distinctive, so complex, so elegant. — 12 years ago

LM Segal

8.9

Could not be confused for a Burg but finds a distinctive chord of rich Carneros fruit in a refined, enjoyable package. Flinty and light woody nose in a biggish package with fresh acidity. Previous juice from this estate undrinkable but the nice guy @wholefoods Napa convinced me to to take another shot and he was right. — 10 years ago

Lewis Chester

9.3

2000 vintage. Deep ruby, edging to deep garnet around the rim, very bright. Plush on the nose. The black cassis notes from the Cab and the violets from the Cab Franc are very noticeable. The wine is developing with huge sweet spice, vanilla, smoke and leather. There's a bovril, meaty note here that's very attractive. On the palate, medium acidity, high tannin - grippy, but not coarse; well integrated. Alcohol is 13% and unobtrusive. Good concentration. Fruit is riper on palate than in the mouth, and a distinctive dark chocolate and cinnamon note. The finish is long and attractive. Hard to imagine this wine drinking any better from here. — 10 years ago

George Rickus

9.9

Amazing, and so distinctive. The fruit is so fresh, and yet it has depth - like a wine twice the age. — 12 years ago