Dan Lit

8.9

Good balance — 9 years ago

Jonas Palmqvist

9.1

Big nose with flowery notes of hyacinth and marzipan. In the mouth, medium bodied and well structured with red fruit, nice tannins and long after taste. — 9 years ago

Joe Lucca

9.3

Decanted about 4 hours. Youthful in the glass; purplish hue with a ruby rim. I detect crushed black currants, boysenberry jam, spring hyacinth along with hints of camphor and toast on the nose. The palate starts off smooth as silk, opening to tart berries, green pepper, crushed rocks, some savory herbs. Youthful acidity! The flavor profile is a bit atypical for SLD; more polished and graceful than neighboring properties. However, you can sense the fruit was small and concentrated, the result of allowing the vines to struggle. Having visited the winery many times, I'm transported there; in the shadow of rocky palisades, the hot afternoon sun beating down on the vineyard. Finishes with some heat, tones of white pepper linger. While this wine has the structure to continue to evolve with time, the prime drinking window is closing. As @Ron R would say, 'Get after it!' — 9 years ago

with Diana

Blaine Brown

9.5

peach fuzz, cherries, cranberry, tobacco hyacinth, omg. — 10 years ago

Marvin Harris

10

On the nose it has delicate floral notes of violet and rose hips with a bit of blackberry. The taste is a real ride as you let it breath. Full of hyacinth, bacon and dried black currant. On the back end, subtle tea leave notes, boysenberry and just a hint of pepper to keep the fun going!

Riverbench bench is a small-to-medium winery located in the Santa Maria valley above Santa Barbara that primarily grows pinot noir and chardonnay grapes. — 10 years ago

Joe Lucca

9.3

Extremely floral nose. Bursting with hyacinth, lily, sweet citrus, and orange blossom honey. The nose is all about Moscato d'Asti, but the palate is laser focused and bone dry. Light and crisp, great acidity. Finishes with some earth and minerals. Pairs great with crudo. — 9 years ago

Jeff Sarfino

VP Sales and Marketing Lanterna Distributors, inc

9.3

Mature yet still vividly colored this wine erupts from the glass with notes of rose petal, hyacinth and tar. On the pallet there is ample berry fruit and a bit of spice leading to relaxed tannins. The finish quite long ending in leather and earth. Drink this now as its already showing better than expected 5 years ago — 9 years ago

Thomas Bennett-Stroud

9.3

V. 2012. About as classic as it gets from a northern Willamette Valley Pinot Noir. Loamy, dusty, decaying hyacinth aroma and an incredibly silky texture. An elegant and ponderous beauty from an otherwise hot and overpowering vintage. — 10 years ago

with Brian

Mark Cartland

9.0

A hint of petrol on the nose with hyacinth flowers. Dried apricots, and orange cream on the palate. Richer than 2010, but nicely balanced. — 10 years ago

Vinny Eng

10

Hyacinth, jackfruit, ever lasting love, Gorgeosity, beauty, swoon, heart stopping amazingness. — 11 years ago

Michael Anton

9.6

Wow! Beautiful fruits like honeydew and ripe cantaloupe with a touch of white hyacinth, a memory of jasmine, and as pleasing as fresh sheets right after a shower. This brings a good weight and softer acidity, and a bit of residual sugar that brings out delicate lemon and kumquat zest. This wine realizes that less is more, and chooses to charm rather than dazzle with some other Riesling's tricks. Certainly worth a try. — 12 years ago

Jeroen Koenen

9.1

Completely mature now. In the nose you'll encounter the typical bouquet of wet wool, hay, warm wax, hyacinth, cashew and melon. On the palate it's very round, ripe and creamy. Strange..., this serving doesn't seem completely dry to me... Last bottle from a 6-pack, all other bottles were driz-a-bone. — 9 years ago

TheSkip

9.0

Remarkable notes of hyacinth on the nose. Good structure. Nice tannins. — 9 years ago

Alexandre Albore

9.4

Very flowerish smell: hyacinth, Lilly of the valley, then some complexity die to age — 10 years ago

Jeroen Koenen

9.2

Liquid gold. Captivating and complex nose of hyacinth, oak, vanillin, Asian spice, marzipan and juicy tangerines. On the palate this showes a lot drier than the nose suggests, but the complexity is just as interesting. Some metallic elements in the finish make me think that this should be drunk sooner than later.
Better when it's warming up. — 10 years ago

Thomas Bennett-Stroud

9.0

100% Mondeuse. Decaying Lilac and hyacinth bouquet. Clean finish. Medium body. — 10 years ago

Sara Thomas

9.1

Fragrant, delicious! Wild blue hyacinth and strawberry jam. Notes kept changing. Well balanced too — 11 years ago