Hayman & Hill

Porter Creek

Fiona Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir 2018

Love Porter Creek small vintner needs a bigger following IMO — 9 months ago

Stony Hill

SHV Napa Valley Chardonnay 2012

Delicate pale straw color. Tart Gala apple and pear. Crisp with balanced acidity true to the vineyard and deftness of the winemaker. This wine can keep going for years to come. Drank over three nights and final glass was no less, perhaps more enjoyable than the first. — 4 years ago

Ken Wright Cellars

Canary Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir

Still got it! Fantastic balance between lingering primary red fruits and full-on tertiary goodness: pomegranate, dried cherry, dried cranberry, mushroom, sage... if you got it, drink it! — 5 years ago

William Hill Estate Winery

North Coast Cabernet Sauvignon 2015

Yes, now we're talkin' -- heavy. Cherries; slight licorice. — 6 years ago

B.R. Cohn

Olive Hill Estate Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon 2009

Love the wines at Medina!!!
If you love cabs, then you know this wine...and if you don't know, it's a must try...
#way to go Spencer!!
— 8 years ago

Kelly RettkeMike RettkeRick Z
with Kelly, Mike and 3 others

Penfolds

Koonunga Hill South Australia Shiraz Cabernet 2021

Deep purple in color; black cherries, cassis, and graphite on the nose; medium acidity; medium plus tannins; tastes like blackberry sauce, sweet tabacco, and a hint of camphor with a long finish. I really like this wine. — 9 months ago

J. Rochioli

Little Hill Pinot Noir 2008

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 — a year ago

Andrew, Severn and 13 others liked this

Idlewild

Fox Hill Vineyard Arneis 2017

Wow delightful and refreshing. Lemon/rind and mineral. Get some! — 5 years ago

Seghesio Family Vineyards

Venom Rattlesnake Hill Sangiovese

Love this Sangiovese! What a nice surprise. I will offer this to me again. — 6 years ago

Charla Jackson
with Charla

Jolie-Laide Wines

Windsor Oaks Vineyard Pinot Gris 2014

Marc Stubblefield
9.3

I love this wine. I love this wine because it exists all the way at the 'painstakingly clean and precise' end of the skin-contact spectrum. Don't get me wrong, I love the super-natty wild and wooly and of the spectrum too. But this. This is so purely and exactly what it sets out to be. And I love it. — 8 years ago

Roy, Anthony and 19 others liked this

Wind Gap Wines

Windsor Oaks Vineyard Pinot Gris 2013

Marc Stubblefield
9.0

Standing up for a day was not quite long enough, but managed to get most of the gunk to settle out. Best at cellar temp, and a really lovely match with spring vegetable fettuccine. Herbs and marmalade and tea and great texture. That color tho... — 8 years ago

Mike, Velma and 22 others liked this

Rodney Strong Vineyards

Estate Vineyards Chardonnay 2010

Slight vanilla and crisp smell. Some pear too. Taste has some bitter and sour notes but malactic makes it a little smoother. Minerally. Better with food. Had butter garlic clams. — 12 years ago

Cobb

Jack Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir 2014

David T
9.3

Cobb is another solid producer of CA Pinot Noir. A 14 acre parcel bought in 1988 by Ross Cobb and began making wine in 1989.

The nose reveals ripe, lush, ruby fruits of; poached strawberries, blackberries, dark cherries, raspberries, hints of blueberries, uncooked rhubarb, tree bark w/sap, hints of eucalyptus, smoky characteristics, lightly grilled meats, black pepper, red licorice/cola, understated baking spices, dry top soil w/ crushed rocks, light, fresh tobacco, volcanic ash and fresh; dark, red, blue flowers framed in violets.

The palate is ripe, juicy and very elegant. Fruits are; ripe, lush, ruby fruits of; poached strawberries, blackberries, dark cherries, plum, raspberries, hues of blueberries, uncooked rhubarb and pomegranate juice. Tree bark w/sap, hints of eucalyptus, smoky characteristics, lightly grilled meats, black pepper, red licorice/cola, understated baking spices, dark, moist spice, very, dry, dusty top soil w/ crushed rocks, crumbled volcanics, dry, grey clay, light, fresh tobacco, cigar & volcanic ash and fresh; dark, red, blue flowers framed in violets. The excellent acidity runs like a cool mountain river with a well knitted, structured, balanced, elegant & smartly polished finish that lasts over a minute landing on soft minerality & spice.

This 14 has another 4-5 years of good drinking before it starts its gentle decline.

Photos of the Jack Hill Vineyard, winery gate and founder Ross Cobb.
— 9 months ago

Paul, Tom and 17 others liked this

Liquid Farm

White Hill Sta. Rita Hills Chardonnay

With halibut cheeks, dandelion greens, sand dab fillets from west port farmers market, g-town — 5 years ago

Idlewild

Fox Hill Vineyard Cortese

Great recommendation
Super new to my pallet-loving it
— 6 years ago

St Innocent Winery

Freedom Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir 2014

Just a classic old-school Oregon Pinot Noir. Absolutely essential. This was the most structured of the St.Innocent 2014 offerings. Picked up a couple for a long nap in the cellar & looking forward to what it's like at age 8 or so. — 7 years ago

Stony Hill

Napa Valley Gewürztraminer 1997

19 yrs old and still stunning late harvest CHARDONNY... Complex with vibrant fruit and acidity. Only two barrels made. The finest late harvest CHARDONNY I have ever had.... Lush and balanced. Only have one bottle left. Very lucky to have a few bottles.....
— 8 years ago

Joe Becerra
with Joe
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Stony Hill

Napa Valley White Riesling

Run, don't walk. They leave just a hint of RS. This wine could lay down for decades, but fantastic now. — 9 years ago