Fairly similar to last year's notes. Still continuing to exhibit its beautifully textured vanillin yellow citrus notes in a style that is both balanced and suggestively, subtly energetic. It doesn't…
Last summer's notes apply, but it seems like the declination (or perhaps, rapid progression?) of this wine continues. What vivaciousness it had a few years ago has softened to the point it's a bit…
Previous notes apply, though this bottle showed more unctuousness and somewhat surprisingly slightly-brassy Semillon-esque characteristics to the point that at times it overpowered the core. A…
Smooth and inviting, if not fairly simple and a bit of a snoozer. It's medium all the way around, with lemon, vanilla cream, pear, and a slight floral note. Predictable but not totally off-putting.…
Similar to last year, performing like a champ with juicy white peach, guava, acacia, lychee, lime, fresh squeezed lemon juice, grass, and white stone. I'd buy this by the case if it didn't cost as…
Designed for the plastic cup and picnic table crowd, with flavors of diluted lemon water, alcohol, and lemon seed. Flat and angular mid-palate. Finishes with a hamster's attention span.
Similar notes to earlier this month, except that the gorgeous salinity really shows itself in an alluring and mouthwatering way. Next-level olive tapenade flavors gell exceptionally well with the…
Rich and ripe, with saturated black raspberry, REALLY ripe black and red cherry, and Asian spices leading the charge here. Mid-palate is thick and a tad sluggish, with a finish that is certainly…
Surprisingly advanced and a bit heavy on the frontal push of ripe, deep yellow citrus, juicy BBQ'd pineapple, petrol, burnt brown sugar, and lamp oil. Mid-palate stuttered for a bit and hit a…
From the Ritchie site, the Ma Princesse delivers a serious push of mineral-inflected yellow citrus flavors. Outstanding energy, even after having been open for 2 days! More pure and vibrant than the…
A Bordeaux lookalike from Knights Valley that offers up some old school flavors of red and black currant, black and red cherry, tobacco, underbrush, and some leather. Finishes with an herbaceous…
Super clean lemon yellow citrus, acacia, and lemon zest, with more of a focus on purity and delineation of flavor than the creamier and somewhat heavier Sangiacomo offering. The El Diablo achieves…
Red cherry, earth, spice, and a floral emlement that adds lift. Pure and clean on entry, with rhubarb and red raspberry picking up the rear and adding to an even more complete execution of complex…
From Fort Ross comes this super silky and creamy specimen that manages to reach such textural excellence that it glides effortlessly on to the palate without any sense of heaviness or sluggishness.…
Tropical up front without being too Hawaiian pool boy in your face about it, aided primarily by an exquisite smoothness that completely encompasses the core and judiciously corrals any would-be…
lemon and yellow apple skin are followed by richer and creamier notes of buttered popcorn, glycol, and vanilla bean. Fresh and expressive with notable tension and energy to counterbalance some of the…
A late harvest that does what it can to avoid becoming too clumsy or cloying. It's rich and viscous, but never heavy. Ripe, sweet peach, nectarine, and dried apricot make up the lion-share of flavors…
Lemon curd, coconut, vanilla bean, and lemon olive oil, the base bottling of Sonoma Coast comes off pure, fresh, and slightly viscous. Hints of ripe mango add to the profile but as they taper off,…
Yellow citrus (fresh squeezed lemon juice) and some white stone fruit rule the roost. Youthfully primary but ultra-clean and pure. The freshness picks up even more speed on the back end and raises…
Deep black cherry dominates here. A super tasty sample, with the makings of a compelling wine certainly poised to crest on the horizon for this wine as the years go on. A broader spectrum of…
Cabernet Franc-heavy on the front end of the attack, with black and red cherry, embers, and violets kicking off the initial push. The mid and back seem to grab better hold of the Merlot component,…
Grapefruit, guava, stone, white flowers, white peach, and apricot. Silky smoooooooth and absolutely stunning. A gorgeous mouthfeel with an added lemon verbena lift that elevates the back end and…
A massive blackberry monster on ice skates, with iron, rock, sanguine, and a little roast beef poking out of the furry blueberry and blackberry core. Huge tannins and grip, but all the while…
Incense, cedar, and black cherry. A nice Pinot that relies on some traditional earth components to carry the fruit core forward. Medium all the way around. 91-92 points.
