Sam Friedland

9.1

Very nice wine. Took an hour to open up.
Raspberries and mellow tannin’s. Probably slightly past of its peak? — 18 days ago

Tom Garland

9.2

Happy New Year Delectable!

It's a pinot noir new year (Clos De La Roche, Donum west slope pinot, Schramsberg blanc de noir) with an oven roasted chicken dinner!

Double decant and pour the Clos de la Roche. A formidable medium ruby red color. On the nose: spicy cherry, forest floor, slight menthol, raspberry, mushrooms. Taste: smooth, creamy, lush, structured wine with cherry, gamey, minerals, and a spiced strawberry medium plus dry still some tannins kicking finish. Nice start to the night. Cheers! — 3 years ago

with Brenda

Karen Larson

9.3

Amazing fruit! Fragrant nose! Fruit bomb, drinkable with soft tannins. Mouth watering cherry and berry. — 5 years ago

with Bob and Craig

Jay Kline

9.1

Popped and poured; no formal notes. Probably the best Donum I’ve had. Strawberry and herbs and baking spices. Seems like it’s got stem inclusion. Tannin and acid is all there; solid structure. Drink now through 2032. — 7 months ago

Clive McNish

9.3

Great Pinot very enjoyable. — 4 years ago

Ed Chin

8.9

Drinkable for sure, just neither here or there — 5 years ago

Brenda Terzich-Garland

9.4

Oct 3 2020

Color: very deep red garnet with no sediments. Dark cherry plum floral and cream vanilla nose, with floating scents of spice and very subtle cedar. Taste — dark cherry cola hits the pallet with a bang—luscious and bold! Mid pallet brings out the spices and cream vanilla flavors with a long chocolate espresso finish. A nice structure and could lay down for awhile still. A favorite Pinot of mine! — 5 years ago

with Karin, Tom and 1 other

Evelyn Frison

9.0

Yummy. Pairs well with “Cover Story” investigative journalism podcast. — 2 years ago

Maarten 't Hooft

9.6

Carneros Pinot. Sweet fruit nose. Medium high tannin/acid.
Nice finish — 3 years ago

Brenda Terzich-Garland

9.2

Donum, magnum, 2012 is a limited edition produced from their three finest blocks; once and only bottle named the “1870.” A nice ruby red with definite signs of bricking giving it an amber like color. Cherry-raspberry fruit jumps from the glass with scents of floral, spice, a pine forest floor, vanilla and sandal-wood cedar with a lingering smokiness at the end giving the pinot a well rounded nose. Taste - cherry, blackberry and raspberry fruit flavors, pepper and tea spices with subtle anise and a licorice earthy medium finish. Tannins are still present but blended. Be interesting to see how it opens up throughout the evening. — 4 years ago

with Karin and Jill