Brenda Terzich-Garland

9.0

Domaine Drouchin, Dundee Hills Pinot. Red garnet color. Dark tart cherry nose bursts from the glass; with other scents of wet forest floor and vanilla. Smokey and floral notes linger. A lovely smooth dark cherry taste and tartness with cedar and pine notes. Tea, minerals and vanilla-strawberry give a nice medium acidic finish. Drinking nicely on this cool Friday evening. — 2 days ago

with Karin and Jill

Aravind A

9.6

Benchmarking. Decanted for 6 hours in a wide-bottom decanter. In reality, opened this for Saturday (it is Thursday). On the nose: off the bat, perhaps doesn't have the intensity of the 15, but a coiled density, very much its own vintage...rose petals, leaves, wild strawberry, soft mulberry and pomegranate. By the way, the color is amazing for a Thomas: a dense magenta. On the palate: fantastic acidity, then soft stem notes, black raspberry, wild strawberry, excellent density, then sour cherry and soft finely grained tannin on the finish. Wow..perhaps not as immediately enticing as the 15, but undoubtedly one of my favorite early showings since at least '12. We'll see how this develops over the next few days. — 3 days ago

Tom Casagrande

9.1

Nose was super-candied cherry right out the gate and then got a little shyer with air. The cherry got a bit deeper and sultry, accompanied by a gorgeous and increasing moist gravelly earthiness and a bit of spice. Not heavy, but surprisingly extracted in the mouth, with a lot of tannin. Very savory and long, with a growing bitter note in the finish. Better with food than a solo sipper. — 6 days ago

Dr. Owen Bargreen

9.4

The ‘Roland Green Vineyard’ is a six acre parcel that is planted to ungrafted Wadenswil and Pommard clone Pinot Noir. The earthy aromatics from the Pommard clone Pinot Noir really entice as a core of dark fruits and even cola tones round out the downright sexy aromatics. The soft palate really enitces, as this effortlessly glides throughout the drinking experience. A deep core of red and dark fruits mingle with citrus rind and peat moss tones on the palate. Elegant and totally gratifying to enjoy in its youth, the outstanding 2016 ‘Roland Green’ Pinot Noir will provide drinking enjoyment for at least another fifteen years. Drink 2020-2038- 94 — 5 days ago

Dawn E.

8.9

Very nice Pinot Gris! Showing pear, baked apples, lemon, honey and slight grapefruit characteristics. Reminds me of an Alsace Pinot Gris! — 11 days ago

Tom Garland

9.1

One hour decant. A prodigious medium dark garnet color. On the nose: tart cherry, smoke, wet forest floor, vanilla, floral. Taste: A smooth, restrained, little bit juicy, medium body wine with cherry, tea, spice, minerals, and a strawberry vanilla medium plus finish. Drink or hold a few years. Cheers! — 2 days ago

with Brenda

ESF

9.1

I’ve had this off & on for probably 20 yrs or so and it is so consistent & great value. Voluptuous & Alsatian in style, this vintage is silky & sexy w/generous sweet ripe citrus aromas - ft. lemon chiffon, Bosc pear, jasmine & honeysuckle, apple and a slender slice of stone. Integrated acidity and seamless this was fun w/Vietnamese vermicelli. — 5 days ago

Ely Cohn

9.1

The smell of the bin as if you’d just run a line of red delicious and golden apples through the juicer. Sour, raw, seed laden apple core. As always, wonderfully good vintage sparkling for about $20. It’s Pinot driven, rich and fruity and you register the 6g of residual digest. — 17 hours ago

S.R.Alexander

9.6

Blown away. I cannot recall a domestic pinot noir that holds a candle to this wine. A clear ruby in the glass with soaring notes of forest floor, crushed cherries and raspberries, tobacco and sandalwood. On the palate, elegant yet multidimensional with incredible depth of flavor, with gradually building notes of mushroom, meaty dark cherries, cranberries, leather and anise followed by a persistent spicy and mouth coating finish. Very Burgundian, leaning toward a top notch vosne romanee. — 2 days ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.4

The name means meadow on the hill. Dark Ruby with elegant red fruit aromas and smoky herb and floral spice. Flavors of fresh cherry and cranberry with notes of white pepper, tea, cinnamon and licorice. Fine tannins on a long finish ending with spicy fruit and mineral notes. Cellar for a few years! Very Nice! Tasting Sample. — 5 days ago