Hazelnuts and cordial cherry. AN interesting nose, that seems to grow bolder as it opens.
Top medium to heavy weighted, with red fruit seeds and pithe, dried persimmons, Hawaiian Christmas pepper, astringent tannins, mingled with a long lasting salinity.
A lovely, bold wine, and a wonderful way to celebrate our 7minutes left sojourn from the escape room earlier today. — 5 years ago
Delicious fruit and herbaceous notes. Plenty of acid. Drinking nicely now but glad we have 5 bottles in the cellar to sit on. Going to drink for a long while. @Craig Haserot this is a beauty! — 6 years ago
I haven’t had a French love affair in awhile, but here I find myself again. The sound outside of the “gite” window during the afternoon sojourn of me and “x” Frenchman is one of honey bees flitting from the stamen to stigma of strawberry plants, impregnating rosettes to guarantee me even more days of oenophilic passion. (D, the husband I briefly forgot about, indicates he bought this at Cambridge Wine & Spirits). — 7 years ago
Very young and could use some cellaring. Bright fruit and big — 9 years ago
More depth than the Sojourn from same vineyard — 10 years ago
Sappy, stems, caramelised sweetness; medium bodied juiciness. Moreish, a little black fruit depth - reels you back in. — 10 years ago
Opens slowly, fruit forward nice Sonoma Pinot.
— 10 years ago
Good but not great. Definitely not as good as some of the others we frequent. Oaky and bright. A nice change of pace. — 5 years ago
Hints of vanilla, a smooth finish, — 6 years ago
Amazing ! Definitely recommend — 6 years ago
Cantaloupe and lemon combine with Bosc pear and warm apples aromatically. Medium mouthfeel turns complex and heavier, exhibiting grilled lemon, tangerine pith, lemon toast, the taste of vanilla’s aroma, warm yellow apple and magnolia. #chardonnay #Soujourn #sonomachardonnay #sonoma #chard — 7 years ago
Great mineral-driven Chardonnay on par with Burgundy. — 7 years ago
Doing a staycation at Marriott Newport Coast on this Valentines evening. Sharing this and 2013 World's End Beckstoffer George's III. Nice bet not great. — 8 years ago
Fruit upfront then earth....sooooo smooth!!! — 9 years ago
One of my wines of the year. — 10 years ago
Dark red fruit, Asian spice and rich earth tones. Well balanced, subtle and silky tannins. — 10 years ago
Not bad at all! Bright ripe fruit, somewhat boozy, plenty of oak, Napa in a good way. — 11 years ago
Everything that Sonoma Chardonnay should be - full bodied , rich , well balanced , great finish , nicely oaked without being over-the-top buttery... a winner — 5 years ago
Cherry stem , wet leaves, ripe delicious — 5 years ago
Master class.....Napa grand cru terroir- Beckstoffer Vineyards. Lisa Perrotti Brown (editor, Wine Advocate). Andy Beckstoffer (owner of some of Napa's most historic vineyards)..from the Matter of Taste by Wine Adocate in Napa. Wines:
2013 Myraid Beckstoffer Dr Crsne
2023 Realm Beckstoffer Dr Crane
2013 Kata Beckstoffer Bourn
2013 Fait-Main Becstoffer las piers
2013 Paul Hobbs Becstoffer kas piers
2013 Alpha Omega Beckstoffer George's 111
2013 Sojourn Beckstoffer George's 111
2013 Cliff Lede Beckstoffer To Kalon
2013 Schrader Old Sparky Beckstofer To Kalon
2013 Bacio Divino Beckstoffer Missouri hopper
2013 The Debate Beckstoffer Missouri Hopper — 6 years ago
Compared to the 13 Sojourn, this pinot just didn't compare. By far, the 09 KB and the 13 Sojourn outdrank it. Poured a little translucent. The nose was red cherry. Some herb. Finishes rather unidimensional. I think this one will be better in a couple of years. What this one needs is two years of bottle age. Just doesn't have the depth....now. — 7 years ago
Doing a staycation at Marriott Newport Coast. 2013 didn't do much for me on this Valentine evening. Tasted side by side with 2014 Sojourn George's III. — 8 years ago
This needs a lot of air time right now. It was definitely better after an open overnight sojourn in the wine fridge. — 9 years ago
Lots of character. Drank this next to the sojourn and liked it a little better — 10 years ago
Huge wine. Very rich and fruity. Not over the top — 10 years ago
Excellent. More refined and less concentrated fruit that the Sojourn Pinots that Erich makes, but just as delicious. — 10 years ago
Hiram Carrington
So Sojourn, which = muy delicioso!! — 5 years ago