Really incredible wine. Not paired with any food, the wine is flavorful, quenching w/ oak flavor adding the right dryness and notes of plum & vanilla to finish - really well balanced and opened well. Bottled was empty far too quickly : ) — 3 years ago
I believe this is my first bottle from the Fort Ross Seaview AVA.
The nose is gorgeous with fresh berries framed by floral, herbal, and earthy elements. On the palate it’s lively yet refined, with juicy raspberry and cranberry leading the way. Soft integrated tannins.
Drinking alongside the Sea Smoke Ten of the same vintage, this beauty certainly stands on its own, and actually offers a deeper and more complex nose. Just a lovely Pinot! — 4 years ago
Deep red juicy fruits with smoke. Delightful. — 4 years ago
Pale straw color.
Aromas of apple, Cider, honeysuckle, citrus.
Medium-dry. Flavors of lime, pear, honeydew, orange blossom.
Intensity: 4/5
Complexity: 3/5
Balance: 4/5
Finish: 4/5 — 6 months ago
savory, complex, bright and layered. just gorgeous. — 8 months ago
Opened this, and for once, let this breathe for an hour.
Lovely visual, crystalline presentation, the nose is clean and laced with cola. On the mid-palate, this could be a traditional burg. Light on its feet, relaxed acidity and moderate tannins. Beautifully balanced, just lacked the sweetness we’ve come to expect from Cali pinots. Cherries and cola dominate. My mindset isn’t organized for this tonight.
Many years of runway ahead of this. — 2 years ago
Amazingly fresh peach notes in this unusual California Chardonnay in the French style — 4 years ago
Really like it — 8 months ago
Fantastic! — 8 months ago
Classic Washington Cab from this great producer. Consistently great — 3 years ago
2017 is fab. Great QPR. Intense with backbone. Give it a few more years. it doesn’t get much better at this price-point. — 4 years ago
The nose on this is ethereal & elegant. Fruity notes with some leafy undertones. The palate shows a much bigger frame with rich dark cherry notes and some blueberry character on the back end. Tannins are present, but well balanced and the palate weight gets more elegant with air. — 4 years ago
Norman Gennaro
No one has had this since 2007?!?! Fantastic. Was worried I had held it for too long but it’s a Franc so was thinking I was good. It is singing! — 6 months ago