Fairly typical profile of the Pinots that come out of this house. Cloudy red raspberry, red cherry, orange rind, and some subtle earth. Medium all the way around, with rounded edges that seemed to…
Sappy and ripe black and red cherry flavors gush on to the palate with a plush, fruit-forward push that washes over and completely coats the inside of the mouth. A gooey, viscous mouthfeel, with an…
Severely oxidized. Lamp oil and burnt butterscotch. Astringent, bone dry, and lacking any and all freshness. Two of two bottles performed similarly. Not a happy camper...
Pervious notes apply. Big on the black cherry fruit flavors. Fun and a bit bombastic this time around. Enough notable frame to hold it all together. Good as a PnP, but I'll try to hold for just a bit…
Muddled strawberry, diluted red and black cherry, orange rind, and subtle spice (cinnamon stick) initiate the attack on this soft, subtle, and cloudy Pinot Noir. It still maintains a notable grip,…
Served next to the 2016 B Cellars Sonoma Coast, which I thought had a little more focus and complexity than that Reuling in its current state. The Reuling was more about luscious ripe fruit than the…
Previous notes apply, though this is starting to show some beautiful yellow citrus and pear notes that give it some additional mid-palate depth. Starts out just as racy as when I had it back in…
Same as my notes from July. More concentrated red fruit this time around, with the same intriguing saline and earthy notes complimenting the predominantly black cherry core. Smoke, wood, unsmoked…
Followed over two days. Same notes as earlier in the month. This passed the "at home" test with flying colors. A more cerebral Chardonnay than some others in this category in that it shows refinement…
A fascinating wine, and ironically one I would have potentially mistaken for a twenty-year-old 1st Cru Burgundy had it not been for the perception of higher alcohol here, especially on the finish.…
Previous notes from last year apply. A stunning Chardonnay, and likely one that will merit a perfect score in another year or so. Just some subtle hits of sulphur that need some time to blow off.…
Black cherry, black/red plum, currant, earth, wet mulch and tobacco, and soil. Subtle spice. Round and straightforward. Decent depth, medium bodied. Not super complex. Notably satisfying but not…
A lot of kick-start-your-heart black cherry fruit gushing out of this Pinot. Unlike the Maxem Chardonnay, which carried some calculated and stately deliberation in its delivery, this Pinot showed…
An ultra clean, highly polished version of the varietal, with the UV site represented with sophisticated and stylish purpose. With a yellow citrus core flanked by a lovely white stone minerality, the…
Notes of earthy black cherry, dried herbs (thyme, oregano, rosemary), and bark. I find this 1376 and the 2114 to be Bevan's best works with this varietal. The Petaluma Gap and Rita's can be huge…
Previous notes apply. Given some time to open up in the glass, it exhibited some nice lemon grass and quince notes that added interest. Probably best to continue to hold on this. Certainly more…
Served side-by-side with a 2014 Rivers Marie Kanzler Pinot, which was much fruitier and less complex by comparison. This Summa OV displayed wonderfully complex notes of black cherry, orange rind,…
Served side-by-side with a 2013 Rivers Marie Summa OV Pinot, which was much more focused and complex by comparison. Beneath the Kanzler's rounded, fruity (but kinda furry) tannins lied a core of…
Vanilla oak and glycol currently take up the lion's share of the flavor profile on this wine, with some lemony lamp oil and lemon drop martini notes also rushing up to flank the primary attack. At…
Not as memorable as the last few times I've had it. Medium in drive and length. A bit less intensity than I remember from that beginning of the year. Still a great bottle of Chardonnay, with lovely…
Vibrant and focused, the Three Sisters delivered its yellow citrus and white stone fruit flavors with notable purpose. More exacting and Burgundian than the rounder 2014 Lolita served before it; the…
Dark pink/red in the glass, almost veering toward a light grenadine color. Notes of ripe strawberry, ripe red peach pulp, and some melon. A richer and sweeter version; a bit heavy and saccharin-laced…
Consistent with my notes from a year ago. This is aging very nicely, with an enhanced, progressing profile that especially stands out for its deliberate and focused display of flavors. A beautiful…
