Previous notes from last year apply. Quite flavorful, with saturated red raspberry, red and black cherry, spice, cedar/earth, and a nice evergreen note. A little simplistic on the front end of the…
Previous notes apply. Lemon curd, vanilla, lime zest, popcorn, and some subtle stone fruit. The lime note (and a tinge of alkaline and alcohol) repeat on the back end. Missing a bit of finesse and…
It's been a year and a half since I last had this wine. PnP was a bit reticent, but after two hours of slow O2 and some swirling in the glass, it filled out nicely. Black cherry, black raspberry,…
Ok...I'll take the incoming arrows on this one. Apparently I'm missing something here. I found this to be a higher-register, linear, sour example of the varietal. Yes, it's young, but the lack of…
Dark black currant, black cherry, mulch, forest floor, dark maple syrup, and dark spice (clove). Fully resolved and coming into its final turn before starting its descent on the bell curve. It's…
Previous notes apply for the most part. A bit thin and watery on the mid-palate. Some decent black cherry core fruit, with a healthy hit of baking spice. Not much of a finish. Drink now.
Ripe yellow citrus, lemon curd, yellow pear, pineapple, popcorn, vanilla bean, and almond. Fairly rich and bordering on buttery, this pulls back just in time before it becomes too much of a good…
A "night and day" type of experience when compared to its sibling, the flashy '15 Bacigalupi Pinot. This Dutton Ranch was all about a cool climate display of restrained and delineated flavor. Unripe…
Bold, dark red and black fruit flavors bolt out of this Pinot as if it was getting chased by the cops. Black cherry and dark spice notes dominate. Ripe and a bit extracted (a bit heavy and plush…
A pleasant and agreeable Chardonnay with palate-pleasing notes of refreshing yellow citrus fruit, popcorn, vanilla, pumice, and subtle grass. A "nice" short term sipper that cuts a good line between…
Previous notes apply. I was anxious to see where this wine was knowing full well it was going to still need some time. Confirmed! It indeed needs more time. I'm sticking to my 2020 prediction.
Previous notes apply, but this needs about an hour or so of decanted air to really come to life. PnP was tight and acidic, with some coiled-up tension that masked some of the pure yellow citrus core…
Red fruit a-la-craziness kicking out with this wine. Bright red raspberry, bright red raspberry...and...bright red raspberry. Some red cherry...and...bright [ripe] red raspberry. The one flavor it…
Over a year and a half of time in bottle has certainly helped this wine evolve more in terms of the development of flavor and a relaxing of the tart, bracing acidity that it displayed back in April…
Great for pouring into fondue cheese sauce to provide some acid and lift. Not so great for pouring in a glass. Light and crisp tropical fruit flavors meet alkaline battery. Clipped and infantile…
PnP was a touch thin and linear initially. Two hours was needed to really bring out much needed depth and concentration, especially mid-palate. Once this started to get out of second gear, it…
Previous notes from last year apply. PnP and we were off and running. F-in' unbelievable bottle of Pinot! Fruit and spice and everything nice! Beautiful and unctuous all wrapped up in an enveloping,…
Simple and somewhat harsh. No finesse or sense of sophistication at all. Little depth, with an edgy bite and astringency that screams cheap Chard. Pass.
It's been a year since I last had this wine. PnP and consumed over two+ hours. Still in that 91-92/93 point realm for me. It kicked out some nice notes of raspberry, strawberry, cola, and hints of…
Much better showing than last year. Time in bottle certainly helped. However, this is still a bit of a brute and built more like a Cabernet than a Chardonnay. After about two hours of air, it…
Medium-bodied and not especially complex; mid-palate was a bit light. Darker red fruit profile, but displayed somewhat thin and lithe overall. Ok with food, but not much of a performer on its own.…
