Ross Bathgate

9.4

Very distinct menthol on the front palette but rolls into deep fruit and chocolate with typical dusty tannin. Lovely — 2 years ago

Jake Hajer

9.0

Good balance. Gingerbread. — 3 years ago

Boris Mathiszik

9.0

Good Pinot. Nice balance between fruit and acidity. Pricey though. — 4 years ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.1

New school Cali cab — 4 years ago

Kapyrick Wine

9.5

v13. Very good. Lengthy decant. Soft, candied cherry and smoked meat nose. Rich, blackberry and black cherry fruit. Full round, black pepper and earth finish . The legs on the glass never end!!!! — 5 years ago

Paco Suro

9.0

Impressive #hamiltonfamilywines — 5 years ago

Gaurav Tiwari

9.3

CA Riesling. Perfectly balanced with a hint of earthyness. My favorite Riesling at the moment — 6 years ago

Jason

8.9

Light, lemony flavour, slightly oaky. Nice to drink on a summer afternoon $39. — 6 years ago

Ajainin Turner

9.3

So smooth. — 2 years ago

Steve Gerths

9.1

Share with Friends. Nice light Pinot with strawberry/vanilla notes — 3 years ago

Dawn E.

9.4

Really delicious w/ 1 hour decant! Love whole Cluster wines; a lot of finesse in the glass! @Mike Smith 👍. @Paul T- Huntington Beach has a nice informative history on Petaluma Gap; thank you! — 4 years ago

Steve Gerths

9.2

This is the new Calera Clone, a mighty fine effort for 1st bottling. Petaluma Gap — 5 years ago

Paul T HB

9.5

Just in from Jersey, $22.00 no tax free shipping. Buy it by the case all day long. Skip the Bevan & buy this
Retail notes,

There’s a sweet-spot for domestic Sauvignon Blanc found in a special part of Bennett Valley that experiences a strong maritime influence as it flows through the Petaluma Gap to Sonoma Mountain. Within that funnel of cooling coastal air, the Dry Stack Vineyard is in a prime location at 550 feet elevation at the base of Mt. Taylor. I’m continually drawn to Sauvignon Blanc from Dry Stack and the vineyard produces fruit with detailed notes of fresh guava, rocky minerals, ripe tangerine and mineral infused citrus. You might be familiar with Russell Bevan’s version from Dry Stack, and Grey Stack has been a pillar on our tasting list in Yountville.

With Grey Stack, everything begins in the Vineyard with exceptional quality fruit, but from there, the wine is given a voice by winemaker Patrick Sullivan, whose experience includes making wine at Peter Michael, Paul Hobbs, Lewis Cellars and Rudd. This is absolutely one of the finest examples of California Sauvignon Blanc with its superior focus and incredibly vivid, distinctive flavors. If you love Sauvignon Blanc, or better yet, even if you don’t… Try this one and you’ll probably never look back. — 5 years ago

Shay A

9.2

Finally getting around to posting wines from my annual Napa trip from two weeks ago. Always goes by quick! Lots of fun new stops this year.

It was my first time trying Moone-Tsai wines aside from their widely distributed Napa Valley Cab, so some of these were totally brand new to me. Melka is the winemaker.

Inaugural vintage for this wine. Fruit is coming from Petaluma Gap. This seems to have a Burgundian flair, but the fruit won’t allow it to go fully there. Fairly ripe black cherries, crunchy cranberries, underbrush, black tea and slightly green. Mellow on the palate with more tannin than acidity right now (which seems unique), and a definite dried floral, dried black fruit and herbal streak down the middle of the palate. Needs some time. — 6 years ago

Helen Arvanitopoulos

9.2

Wow. I was lucky enough to return home to aus, go through my wine collection, and see that the 2000 Coonawarra Merlot needed to be drunk right now. The cork had broken before we were able to get it out, but it's still an amazing drop. Just wow. It's one of the best Cabernet Merlots I've had here in Australia. We make fucking great wine. Looking forward to getting my hands on a fre mire. We enjoyed this with Charcuterie and cheese from Australia.
Medium bodied red with a beautiful velvet finish in my mouth. Get your hands on this gem. — 2 years ago

Michael Malpiedi

9.3

Linear spicy blackberry smoky little barnyard - great acid and a decent backbone. Refreshing contrast to RRV — 3 years ago

Tom Cam

9.2

Awesome wine — 4 years ago

Daniele Veronelli

8.9

Very good for an entry level... — 4 years ago

MaJ CappS

8.9

Strawberry candy nose (Hard candy)

Medium bodied - a steady stream of acidity, from start to finish and beyond.
Strawberry, watermelon, the slightest brush stroke Thai basil, that licorice type of mint.

Solid wine, — 5 years ago

Paul T HB

9.6

Winery notes, Sun Chase Vineyard is planted on the west-facing hillside where the cool Petaluma Gap collides with Sonoma Mountain, this site overlooks a broad sweep of the county from the San Pablo Bay to north Santa Rosa. Our Chardonnay block with an east-west row aspect sits on a sun-drenched, rocky incline at 1000' where fruit yields are naturally limited with small clusters and aromatic fruit. Technical Notes: 76 clone, Whole-cluster pressing, 100% native yeast primary fermentation, 100% wild malolactic fermentation, 11 months in low toast, air-dry 3-year-old French oak, 25% new."
My notes , Aubert style without Aubert price. — 5 years ago