Doug Powers

8.9

Ripe redfruits with stony minerality, nice acid and balance, medium-long finish, lovely Gamay from Cote Roannaise.
— 18 days ago

with Jim

Vanessa

9.3

“La Côte” of Domaine de la Côte is a DREAMY Pinot Noir from the Santa Rita Hills AVA of California’s Central Coast region.

Here pacific coastal breezes stretch inland and cool the sun-soaked vineyards. Domaine de la Côte has a collection of 6 vineyards on the western edge of Santa Rita Hills. On the back label you see a map of several of their vineyard blocks, including “La Côte” which is organically-farmed and nestled on a steep southeast-facing slope, where it absorbs the radiant sun during the growing season.

The grapes that went into this wine were harvested by hand, cluster-by-cluster, affording a gentler handling of the fruit with reduced risk of oxidation and microbial spoilage.

This wine was then fermented in a concrete vessel using 100% whole clusters (stems and all) thanks to the process of wild, ambient yeasts in the vineyard, winery, and on the skin of the berries…

The result is a positively perfumed and pristine berry-fruited profile with concentrated notes of black cherry, strawberry, raspberry, boysenberry, hibiscus, rosewater, cherry blossom, and anise balanced by a firm backbone of acidity and reserved alcoholic profile (13.1% ABV).

Following fermentation, this wine matured for 10 months in oak (30% new oak), lending delicate secondary notes of vanilla, clove, and cardamom.

The Domaine de la Côte “Bloom’s Field” was among the wines featured in the Somm 3 movie; it was blind tasted next to other French and California wines in a 2018 retake of the 1976 Judgement of Paris that culminated in a tasting of wines by a panel of luminaries of the wine world: Fred Dame, Jancis Robinson, and the late, great Steven Spurrier, who organized the Judgment of Paris back in 1976.

It is a captivating wine and has the structure to age, though we are loving it in its current state. It’s a delicious pairing with the herb-crusted salmon, roasted asparagus, and crème fraiche / chive mashed potatoes.

Cheers!

— 3 months ago

with Deked1

Neil Shah

9.4

Gorgeous with scallop@sashimi — a month ago

Katie Ross

10

We loved this wine. So balanced and perfect — 3 months ago

Ericsson

9.2

Second time tasting this wine. Still not convinced. Too hyped. But starting slightly better than last. — 3 months ago

Alessandro Dalle Carbonare

9.6

Blend of Grenache Syrah Mourvèdre
Very nice and appealing. Clean and straight. — 4 months ago

Adam Gäfvert

9.2

Earthy with pretty aromas of delicate berries, herbs and exotic citrus fruits. Some tannins and fairly full bodied. — 2 months ago

Some Dude

9.1

Wow, I loved this wine. It evolved from nose, to approach, to mid-palette to a lovely long finish. There was a vibrant tension between the fruit and the acidity and the limestone underneath it all. And, basically, yum. — 3 months ago

Gilbert Van Hassel

9.2

Super rich, sharp and tangy yet a hint of sweetness. Can age another 10 years easy. Not typical missing some of the acidity but a great wine. — 3 months ago

Shelly Murray

9.5

This was good, expected better for the price — 5 months ago