This was juicy but not too much of a fruit bomb. Layers of strawberries and cherries with a subtle earthiness. Mineral driven palate complemented by great fruit on the medium plus palate. 30+ second finish. Wish I had another. — 4 months ago
Dry Pinot indeed — 4 months ago
An excellent Chardonnay. Rich, fruity and a touch of oaky flavor. — 6 months ago
13.8% ABV Raspberry, red fruit — 7 months ago
At first we thought it was corked. After about an hour it started kicking off and probably with more time would even excel. Black and red cherry notes with earthy - leathery spices. Light, soft and balanced tannins. High rate for its age. — 7 years ago
A bit oaky on day 1, better on day 2 and even better on day 3. — 9 years ago
White Burgundy! 2021 vintage, tasted at the winery. — 3 months ago
Good everyday Chardonnay table wine. — 6 years ago
Holding up nicely. Lost some fruitiness but otherwise quite good. — 4 months ago
Affordable steak night wine. BlackBerry forward. Great option to serve guests preferring cab sauv over Malbecs — 7 months ago
1 hour decant(little fine/cloudy sediment). A breathtaking dark magenta color. On the nose: jumping from the glass are stewed cherries/plum, herbaceous, licorice, roasted meat, earth, touch of menthol. Taste: elegant, juicy, velvety wine with dark cherry, pepper, chocolate, cedar, and a anise/tobacco medium plus finish. From the Sonoma side of the Mayacamas mtns. Purchased on a recent visit...beautiful indoor/outdoor tasting room featuring their small production wines. If you want to throw down some serious change they offer a terrific multi course food and wine pairing in the underground cellar. — 9 months ago
Paired well with a lamb, eggplant purée, fava beans, piquolo pepper. Would also pair with a medium rare magret duck or other game. — 9 years ago
Turkey day wine — 10 years ago
Privileged to sample the 2016 Monte Bello at the winery as part of their Library offerings. The bottle is $375 at the winery. Tight and tannic after 8 years (and half an hour of decanting) but promising much more. Josh at the winery concedes that it’s in a dumb phase but should reach its peak in 20-30 years. I could analyze and pick apart this one for hours. — 3 months ago
Best Pinot tonight — 4 months ago
Fantastic! — 4 months ago
Had at twelve thirty club in Nashville. Very good with Waygu Bolognese. — 7 months ago
Comparing to the 13 last night...
This is not quite as big in alcohol. Even more opaque. More silky on the tongue. Instead of a green front I got a little spice, nutmeg. Tannins were softer. In sum, I give the slight nod to 2013 Snowden over 2012 Snowden. Experiment complete.
92 points — 7 years ago
Great find from the Napa trip this winter. Very nice midrange Cab. Thumbs up — 8 years ago
One of the better Pinots I've had — 10 years ago
Brandon T
Loads of red fruit but still tight even after a 3 hour decant. Still paired well with a burger!Would give it a few more years. — 3 months ago