Beth Marshall

9.5

This is just a fabulous blend! Let it open up & it gets even better. — 5 years ago

J Chechik

9.3

Delicious. Huge cherry fruit & long finish. Wonderful treat. . — 6 years ago

Neal Ferry

9.0

Pleasant, very drinkable in relation to all the French Bordeaux we have been drinking tonight — 7 years ago

Michelle Vanhoose

8.9

Soft tannins, floral nose, pretty wine. This would be a daily drinker for me. — 7 years ago

with Rico

Casey Stringer

9.6

I know it's over the top,but damn it taste good. — 9 years ago

Lori Ebenkamp

9.0

Less buttery and more fruity! Good! — 9 years ago

Justin Storey

8.9

Super wine. Fruit and lite oak and mild tannins. — 11 years ago

Mark Aronica

9.0

Bright and citrusy. Would drink again. — 6 years ago

Miriam De Lyon

9.0

Needed to open up a bit, but finished nicely. — 6 years ago

Eric W Brown

9.2

Lots of cherry. Drinking well — 7 years ago

Pierre Gourinchas

9.4

Amazing pinot. Long finale. — 7 years ago

Neal Gracey

9.0

Licorice and Zinnia on the nose and first taste. Cola and Cranberry, yes I agree! Mulberry and honeysuckle. Very nice sipper. Pink Noir, sure... kinda heavy. Pulled pork extremely a great pair!!! — 8 years ago

Sara Pitt

9.0

Great wine - Kim really likes it. — 9 years ago

Michael Meyer

9.2

Bright fruit - blueberry and persimmon, with nice injections of smoke, bramble, and roast. A QPR masterpiece. Perfect with grilled Jalapeño burgers. — 10 years ago

Ryan Mullins

9.9

Soul wine! — 11 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

I kid you not, Charles Hendricks is likely the most underrated & under known Winemaker in Napa Valley.

If you have not had his wines, you are missing out on great wines & relative real value for Napa. He makes his own private higher end label-Hendricks, Hope & Grace and midway through the 14 vintage for; James Cole, Regusci & T-Vine.

There are few Winemakers that can make wines that drink well young & some that will age two decades plus stored correctly.

This Santa Lucia Doctor’s Vineyard is really good but, his private label Hendricks Pinot from Santa Lucia is off the charts. His 2008 Hendricks Pinot Noir is the highest rating I have ever given a Ca Pinot Noir, 98.

The 13 Doctor’s Vineyard is better than his 12 & is still a little early right now. It will improve over the next 5 years & hold there a couple of years before its gentle decline.

The nose reveals, ripe, well extracted & slightly baked; blackberries, stewed, deep, dark, black plum, black cherries, black raspberries, baked strawberries, dry pomegranate & cranberries with shades of blueberries. Dark spices, clove, nutmeg, cinnamon & vanilla, touch of savory meats, anise to black licorice, black tea, wet clay, steeped black tea, touch of herbs dominated with Rosemary, rich, black, earth, dry stones, dry crushed rocks, fresh tobacco, leather notes, volcanic minerals, limestone with bright, fresh & withering florals that are; dark, red, purple, blue mixed in violets and lavender.

The body is full, rich, lush and gorgeous. The structure, tension, length and balance are just hitting their good phase. It is simply a beautiful & complex Pinot Noir. Nicely extracted & slightly baked; blackberries, stewed, deep, dark, black plum, black cherries, black raspberries, baked strawberries, dry pomegranate & cranberries with more blueberries than the nose. Dark spices that bring palate heat, clove, nutmeg, cinnamon stick & vanilla, touch of savory meats, peppery notes, anise to black licorice, black tea, wet clay, steeped black tea, touch of herbs dominated with Rosemary, rich, black, earth, dry stones, dry crushed rocks, fresh tobacco, leather notes, volcanic minerals, limestone with bright, fresh & withering florals that are; dark, red, purple, blue mixed in violets and lavender. The acidity is very good & excellent at containing the slightly higher ABV. The long, complex finish is, well balanced fruit & earth, polished and will persist until dawn.

Photos of; Their Doctor’s Vineyard, one of my favorite paintings that used to hang behind the bar in their tasting room & now hangs in Charles’ house (it reminds me of a Jackson Pollock), Winemaker-Charles Hendricks and the front of their tasting room in downtown Yountville.
— 6 years ago

Michael Piaker

9.8

20 March 2018. Flatiron Wines, New York, NY. — 8 years ago

Angela Bulawski

9.0

The Landing — 9 years ago

Lisa Moss

10

This is our favorite wine, light and crisp. It's the wine by which we judge all others. — 10 years ago

Max Gottesfeld, FWS, CSW

9.3

Smelled like red apple skins, and smashed raspberries. Foggy color light and delicate if I lived in California I'd drink this all the time. It's just too pricey for me on the east coast. — 11 years ago