David G. Speakman

9.0

First tastes were deliciously chocolaty. Aftertaste is bittersweet. It’s a thick dark beer. Alcohol content is 6%. — 3 years ago

Marc Melser

8.9

We had the 2014 Vintage on 10/1-2/20. This is a good, full bodied, fruit forward Pinot Noir. The lead flavor on the bouquet and palate is black cherry. There is some oak and sweet spice. The tannins need to be smoothed with the aerator. I would buy more. — 4 years ago

Brett Rogosin

9.3

Nose of black pepper, wet leaves, moist forest air, fresh picked blackberry, berry vines, damp earth, and tree bark. Tannins are still holding on, a bit chalky on the tip of the tongue. Acidity down the side of the tongue that lingers long into the finish. The palate is quite a bit tighter. Red fruit comes through, but under ripe, maybe red plum skin, tart. The dusty tannins cover the fruit a bit. The pepper and earth come through as well. This still has plenty of life to it. I would give this at least 3 years and possibly deep into 2020 or longer. It’s not ready yet. — 4 years ago

Kirk F

9.0

Needed 30 minutes to come to life and it did in classic KB style. First time having the SLH appellation and I’d rank it a notch below the SC and RRV bottlings. Still, gobs of juicy black cherry, cola and asian spices coat the palate and it developed layers and complexity in the glass. — 6 years ago

Eric

9.2

Sunday night stab with my buddy Coravin. Great balance and density. Black fruit, cola reduction, and tobacco dust. Nice and rich. $40 on Last Bottle. Really nice Pinot 👍 — 6 years ago

Pat Viser

9.0

For an every night table wine, this is well priced and has all the right fruit—Black cherry and plums with spice. — 7 years ago

Rachel Bovard

9.0

Black cherry, strawberry jam, leather, spinach, pepper and violets. Round on the palate with chewy tannins just dying for steak. Lovely boutique wine. — 7 years ago

Springrose Wine

9.0

Bold and oaky, deep purple, cracked black pepper — 3 years ago

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9.3

Shimmering garnet. Cherry, black raspberry, musky lavender and fresh-turned earth qualities on the deeply perfumed nose. Sappy and penetrating on the palate, offering bitter cherry and berry preserve flavors that become livelier as the wine opens up. Concentrated yet lithe in character, showing strong finishing thrust and even, well-knit tannins that frame lingering cherry and floral notes. (Josh Raynolds, Vinous, October 2020) — 4 years ago

Scott E. Becker

9.3

[Tasted on January 11, 2020 at Home]

Zippy black raspberry, blackberry and brambleberry fruit, with pencil box, and black pepper on the finish. Silky structure with nice tannic backbone. Wine #83 on Wine Spectator’s Top 100 Wines of 2012. — 4 years ago

Colin Cahoon

9.4

Smokey red and black fruit, dark cherry, cola, black tea, and spice galore. Jammy with a long smokey finish. Liquid candy. — 4 years ago

with Susan

Al

9.2

Nice peat! — 6 years ago

with Brenda and Lois

Libbi Odessa

9.5

Love this wine! Must buy again and save for a special occasion! — 6 years ago

Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

9.0

Medium to deep ruby red. Dark nose with black pepper, cassis, black currants, graphite, a little greenery and crushed petals. Medium plus and chewy tannins (6.5/10) with a medium to medium plus bodied. Similar notes on the palate to the nose with lots of dark berries, graphite and very dry. Long finish. Insanely good value! Drink till 2024. — 7 years ago

with Sean and India

Mark Mannebach

9.2

Complex with black cherry cranberry up front and mineral wet stone finish — 4 years ago

Alder Yarrow

Wine Blogger Vinography

9.0

Rich and dark but with that cool climate crunch of acidity and whiffs of white pepper along with black cherry and blackberry. — 4 years ago

with Sasha

Jason Brater

9.2

Loved this. Red raspberry, red cherries, plums. A dash of cocoa powder and some tobacco notes. Spicy black pepper and some smooth tannins that dry your mouth. Really loving this. — 4 years ago

with Heather

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.2

Still detoxing from Napa & Bordeaux Cabernet.

The nose reveals; dark cassis with some currants, some tarriness, hint of savory, smoked meats, black licorice to the core of anise, blackberries, black cherries, pomegranate extract, dry cranberries, some plum & blue fruits, dark fruit cola, liqueur notes, limestone minerals, some crushed rock powder, cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, light vanilla, hints of sage & bay leaf, dark rich forest floor with dry leaves, dark fresh & withering flowers with a touch of bright red florals.

The body is on the fuller and richer side of Pinot. The wine is beautifully elegant across the palate. For a wine not coming from my best storage, this has held up nicely and showing far more complexity and integration than say a year ago. The structure & tension are still firm while the length and balance are approaching its high point. Dark cassis with some currants, some tarriness, hint of savory, smoked meats, black licorice to the core of anise, blackberries, black cherries, pomegranate extract, dry cranberries, some creamy black raspberries, mashed strawberries flesh, plum & blue fruits, raisins, dark fruit cola, liqueur notes, limestone minerals, some crushed rock powder, dark, long lasting spices with some heat, cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, light vanilla, hints of sage & bay leaf, dark rich forest floor with dry leaves, dark fresh & withering flowers with a touch of bright red florals. The acidity is quite nice with well balanced fruit & earth finish that is persistent for minutes.

Photos of; Hope & Grace’s Stag’s Leap Vineyard, a very old vine which, I would say is 60 plus years old, Winemaker-Charles Hendricks willing to still do the heavy lifting and one of my favorite paintings that used to be in the Hope & Grace tasting room but, now is in Charles house. — 5 years ago

Eric

9.1

Good scotch for the price. — 6 years ago

Tripp Borstel

9.0

A great value for a Pinot. High acidity with cherry, black tea and a vanilla finish. — 7 years ago