Anthony Lombardi

9.3

Fort Ross Seaview Bordeaux blend. Old world style. Truffle, cedar & cassis nose. Fresh style on the palate. Drinks more Super Tuscan than Bordeaux. Black currant & tobacco, but loads of fresh acid. Drinks great with a pork ragu & pasta. Definitely one to seek out. — 7 years ago

Alexis Bendjouia

9.3

Delicious Pinot. — 8 years ago

jesus g

Hospitality Schramsberg Vineyards

9.3

Big big big. Great with the ham, turkey, mashed potatoes and stuffing. Had this all to myself, the fam only likes cab.... 🙄🙄🙄 — 9 years ago

Ceccherini Cristiano

9.5

Great balance, complex, enjoyable.
Seaview must have been a wonderful producer in those days.
It is not even supposed to be a good vintage 🤗 — 9 years ago

Douglas Braun

8.9

Cherry fruit earth tight tannins ( relatively big for a 2012) — 10 years ago

Mike Mayer

9.1

Tart cherry on the nose. Great flavors of tart cherry, strawberry, spice and minerals coat your palate. Great texture, tannins and acidity. A very nice wine from Fort Ross-Seaview in Sonoma. — 10 years ago

with Lisa

Punky Mahle

9.3

Delicious - even better day two and day three — 11 years ago

Rebecca Fletcher

9.2

2013 vintage. Red cherry, dried herbs, spice, forest floor, violet m+ acid and velvet tannin. Pure elegance — 11 years ago

Brash Higgins

8.9

2014 Cab Franc, tasty, fresh, lighter style, rhubarb cream, under crown seal, bit of fizz — 12 years ago

with Nicoletta

Sam Shepard

8.9

Another strong cool climate wine — 13 years ago

Paul K

9.5

I may be underrating this at 95 because of my lack of experience with pinots. This is delicate throughout. Tart cherry, raspberry, hint of anise, and smooth vanilla. We are loving this wine! — 7 years ago

Michael Baldonado

9.6

Medium bodied with aromas of blue fruit and candied plum followed by a silky finish with a slight lift of effervescence. — 8 years ago

Doctor No

9.3

Something very clean and elemental about this wine, and something Bordelaise as well, given the depth, lack of California over-ripeness and relative inaccessibility in youth. Not an "easy" wine, but neither is young Lynch Bages. — 9 years ago

Eric

9.4

So, the nose on this is insane. Wildflowers and cinnamon simmering in perfume. Smooth palate of blue fruits. Sweet, tanninless. Really really good. No pepper which is a plus. Rich. — 10 years ago

Scott Rowe

8.9

Less new oak, subtlety is key here. — 10 years ago

Rich Friedland

9.1

Slightly acidic and a bit higher in alcohol than the smooth jazz Sonoma bottles I'm used to, but i really enjoyed this. A hint of raspberry and forest floor. — 10 years ago

Christina Yeager

9.0

This was great! — 11 years ago

Ned Gray Creed

9.2

Same guests and food. That is some tensified Syrah. Oh so good. — 11 years ago

Beau Carufel

Winemaker/Owner Random Wine Company

8.9

Fresh raspberry and strawberry, good acidity, excellent oak integration. Adam did well, as usual. — 12 years ago

Ian Burrows

Sommelier Atelier Crenn

9.6

Cornas look-a-like — 13 years ago

with Ehren

Nancy Bernstein

9.2

Amazingly fresh peach notes in this unusual California Chardonnay in the French style — 7 years ago

JLH

9.2

Dry, crisp. Hints of bright fruits and wood. — 7 years ago

Bob Colman

9.0

A style James has moved away from. Great drinking now though — 9 years ago

dave komatsu

9.0

Nice and smooth — 9 years ago

Edmond Bordelon

9.2

Kashaya vineyard is only 4 miles from the Pacific Ocean, keeping the vines cool, but high enough to reduce the fog effect and increase sun exposure. Nice roundness and fruit for a Pinot Noir. Could drink this all year! — 10 years ago

with Katherine

George Chen

9.3

Little Fort Ross with little campaign but makes wonderful terroir driven wines. Owner bit iconoclast and likes it that way. Compare to its neighbors up there...this wine is a steal! Briny mineral matched up with some dry tropical lemon-lime custard. — 10 years ago

Howard White

9.0

This is a Chardonnay Pinot Noir sparkling wine which is excellent. For £8 this is excellent value. Get more. — 10 years ago

Paul Mabray

Founder VinTank

9.2

Beautiful wine. Nice to see the Mondavi legacy still be able to bottle magic. #kudos — 11 years ago

with Angelica

Reid Kinnett

8.9

Pretty wine! Great balance between high-toned and base notes. Rose, anise, and herb. Excellent structure — 11 years ago

Wayfarer Vineyard

10

Rich ruby in color with great depth and intensity, this single-block Pinot Noir captures the signature characteristics of Dijon clone 667. Aromas of fresh blackberry, cherry, Marionberry and strawberry mingle with subtle notes of forest floor, cardamom, vanilla and toast. Profound and inspiring, the wine features a massive presence balanced with extraordinarily focused fruit and silky tannins. Alluring notes of strawberry and raspberry expand and meld with the added mid-palate interlay born of oak tank fermentation. With its enduring finish, gorgeous acidity and phenomenal balance, this is a fascinating wine worthy of honoring the most auspicious occasions.

We hand-picked and hand-sorted the fruit, reserving 20% for whole-cluster fermentation prior to de-stemming. The remaining berries were de-stemmed and hand-sorted again before transfer to a new Taransaud wooden cuve. Five to seven days of cold maceration preceded more than two weeks of 100% native yeast fermentation. The fruit was then gently pressed, its free-run juice transferred to 17% new French oak barrels for 15 months of aging.
— 12 years ago