60% Mourvèdre 20% Syrah 10% Grenache 10% Craignan — 2 years ago
This wine is aging beautifully. Color just starting to brick at the outer rim. Laid-back nose shows warm, smoky gravel, smoked meat, rich plummy berry fruit, braised collard greens. Subtle and showing secondary flavors in the mouth, some fruit but mostly stoney, minerally notes. Soft texture, with acidity still keeping this fresh. Only 13.7%. Delicious. — a month ago
Chef Charlie Palmer's Pigs & Pinot Sonoma annual weekend event:
Ultimate pinot smackdown Sat afternoon.
4 master somms present 4 of their fav pinots and try to sell you on their choice.
Wines: Bruliam, Pig Named Stella, Resonance, Kosta Browne, Blue Farm, Lucia, Tendril, Dakel, Arista, Foxen, Antica Terra, Dalrymple, La Rochelle, Melville, Gramercy, Copain..16 tastings about 2 bottles of wine per person...ooooccchhh!
Winner:
Lucia vineyard - 2021 Soberanes vineyard
Runner up:
Blue Farm wines - 2019 Anne Katherine vin. — a year ago
Violets. Tar. Black fruit. Def peppery. Minerality but ripe fruit. — 2 years ago
Haven’t had much luck with Oregon Pinots and the streak continues - fruity enough (tart cherry) but kind of syrupy, almost like a beaujolais but more acidic. I can’t really decide but J likes it — 6 months ago
Solid for the price — 7 months ago
Gift from the martins — 3 years ago
Jason Keefer
Smooth Syrah at a great price, would definitely buy again! — 14 days ago