Super tannic and long finish. Dark color, so much oak it has to be decanted — 7 months ago
Salmon , salad and a great Pinot.
Life is Good — 9 months ago
2018 much more minerality on the nose! Not what Zin reminds you of. Red cherries blackberry black pepper spices licorice medium acidity long spicy finish moderate body dark. notes from visit to the winery.
Alexander Valley. Bright red volcanic soils, steep rocky slopes and western exposure. — 3 years ago
This wine screams “cherries!” ....red and black cherry with notes of cola and hints of allspice. Opens beautifully and still has tannic backbone. Structure and good mouth feel. A beautiful Pinot. — 7 years ago
Still fresh after 13 years, amazing bing cherry, black raspberry with Clean very integrated tanins in the long finish — 5 months ago
Blackberries, jammy - Nancy and Matt’s — 6 months ago
It’s still going strong and delicious. It’s a soft wine and not super Pinot forward now given its age. Not much of a finish but smooth as butter and a nice floral nose. With a big sip the finish is there and very pleasant. Love this but drink now. It’s precipitating serious sediment so suspect the color will fade soon. — 7 months ago
Blackberry, licorice , raspberry jam, touch of tobacco. — 9 months ago
Buttery, light oak, slightly sweet, great with light food - 2015 vintage — 5 years ago
Love this year and vineyard. The deep color and taste profile is velvety and pure joy to drink. — 5 months ago
Drinking Pinot for Thanksgiving from a vineyard 4 miles away is pretty special! Aged a few years before opening shows a little bricking at the edges with a pale red with orange hue to the color. Big nose bursts forth out of the glass with peppery notes of spiced red fruits, plum and strawberry perhaps, with a slight floral element throughout. The Medium body brings on pleasant notes of vanilla and baking spice, with slight tannin, big plum and ripe red fruits, a hint of brandy and a refined floral element to the finish. — 5 months ago
At first I found this medium bodied, slightly creamy, with prominent stone fruits, white peach and cumquat, with a prominent minerality and slight notes of cheesecake on the nose. Now it’s emerging much more dry with air, still a long, mineral driven palate, still medium bodied, but beautifully balanced and definitely a contract to many California white wines when it comes to complexity and nuance. — 7 months ago
Always reminds me of white burgundies, crisp apples, great fruit IMO what white wine should be! — 9 months ago
Had the 2018 with Kristen and Al, super good light Pinot — 3 years ago
This was a bit more fruit forward today and while nice not as complex. — 7 years ago
Martin Mazner
Rich, balanced Pinot that opened up after 3 hours of air. Cherry cola flavors dominated with just a hint of earth. I enjoyed the wine with rack of lamb but truth be told I liked the bouquet more than the wine. — 5 months ago