Big Wave Dave

9.1

Blend - 1/3 of each soil type. Beautiful balanced nose. Very sunny warm vintage. Sweet, round, but still with mineral. Lower acidity than normal. Balance baby! — 6 years ago

with Racquel and Rocket

Severn G

9.1

It's sunny and just over 30°F today, so fire in the chimnea time! First flames of 2019.

Nose has warmed pear spread on lightly toasted brioche, lemon curd lite and wet limestone.
Palate has great mineral core surrounded by ripe pear, under-ripe yellow apple and touch of pineapple core.

Great bottle to start our afternoon. — 7 years ago

Jon Ebsworth

9.2

Rosé with panache, beachside on a sunny English summers evening — 7 years ago

Josh Spurling

9.0

Really tasty with a mix of pear, citrus, and tropical fruits. Mediterranean herb notes add spice add interest. Great spring/summer sunny day sipper! — 8 years ago

Tom Inners

9.4

Yum. Bought this bottle on 'Evacu-cation' during our escape from Calistoga wildfires to sunny Ojai. One of a few library wines scored from the Ojai Vineyard tasting room. Great example of California Chardonnay at its best. Shows restraint and reserve with invigorating acidity. Tasting great at this age. — 8 years ago

Barb Anderson

9.1

Floral and tropical fruit flavors, crisp acidity and subtle bitter notes. — 8 years ago

Norma Normington

9.4

I think I've rated this in the past... but I really do ❤️ it. Perfect blends of how I like my whites on a nice, sunny day. — 8 years ago

Ben Edwards

9.1

Sunny and juicy. Almost sweet, but a little acid and - especially - mineral keep it in check. Generally round, a touch prickly, and closes drier. Doesn't keep up with a monster blue, but complements a milder Humboldt Fog well. — 6 years ago

Chris Grimm

8.9

Strawberry with a hint of lemon. Mouth-watering acidity. A great sipper on a warm sunny day. — 7 years ago

Steven Beishuizen

9.0

I was at the winery many years ago the day that Sophia Coppola was up for her Oscar for Lost in Translation. I always thought of this as just a brand before that, but watching the tasting room volunteers beam with pride that day reminds me that the wine truly comes from the people that produce it. I know that sounds cheesy. I saw this in the liquor store for a decade before I bought it years ago. And now that many, many years have passed since those early wine years for me, I look at this wine fondly. Which is really what wine is all about. — 7 years ago

with Anita

Anna Johnson

9.8

Perfect summer sunny day wine — 7 years ago

Justin Hansohn

8.9

Open field sunny picnic juice. Value. — 8 years ago

Ashley Richman

9.0

Got this as a gift from a friend. Quite refreshing on a warm, sunny day. — 8 years ago

Manchester Sheldon

8.9

Green apple skin mixed with musk melon on the nose, nice bright floral flavors mixed with light citrus on the palate. — 8 years ago

Marit Wangstad

9.0

A refreshing champagne for this sunny day. Nice to have a reprieve from the rain! On the nose, floral, honey dew, cantaloupe, peach, and Lear. On the palate, good acidity, lemon, Granny Smith Apple, pear, and orange zest. — 9 years ago

Lucy Bidwell

9.0

Very nice long savory finish — 7 years ago

Ben LaBolt

9.1

One of my favorite chards. Light and refreshing but not overly dry. Reminds me of sunny days in Sonoma. — 7 years ago

with Leo

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.2

The nose reveals, black & bing sour cherries, blackberries, slightly baked strawberries, blueberries, some black raspberries, pomegranate extract and hint of plum, a fair amount of vanillin, soft limestone, whiffs of other baking spices, black tea, rich dark soils, faint crushed rocks, beautiful, fragrant, bright, blue, red and dark red florals.

The body is round & full. The tannins just starting to hit a good point of softening and rounding, yet have 10 plus years ahead. The structure, tension are hitting their stride. The length and balance are just getting to near perfect form. Two years ago, this wine was not ready and is now at the place I was hoping to get. I have two bottles left and I will have another in five years. Based on that performance, another in three to five plus years more. It’s the evolution that is so much fun to follow.

Black & bing sour cherries, blackberries show more on the palate and the pork pasta bring them out more deeply, slightly baked strawberries, blueberries, some black raspberries, pomegranate extract, cranberries and hint of plum, a fair amount of vanillin, soft limestone, nuances of volcanic minerals, soft baking spices, dark medium intensity of spice, black tea, rich dark soils, faint crushed rocks, beautiful, fragrant, bright, blue, red and dark red florals. The acidy is like a fresh water river. The long finish is unbelievably elegant, well balanced with a touch more fruit than earth, polished and persists seamlessly for several minutes.

I look forward to trying this wine again as it continues to evolve and improve over the next five to ten years...should be stunning! Well made Brunello’s simply take more than ten years in bottle to even begin to amaze.

Photos of, a wide hilltop shot of Casanuova, field hand harvesting their Sangiovese, large oak fermentation cask so there is less noticeable oak influence on the wine and their sloping vines on a sunny beautiful day.

@Oenotri Napa — 7 years ago

Randall Bush

9.0

Beautiful. Honeycomb, white flowers, hazelnut. Almost sherried, with a bright and sunny finish. — 8 years ago

Will Bean

9.1

Excellent with 10yrs age. Really perfect with BBQ on a sunny day. — 9 years ago

with Jack