Anderson Valley, North Coast

FEL Wines

Anderson Valley Pinot Noir

2019 vintage. Strawberry jam and spices. Round mouthfeel, not particularly complex. A little alcoholic heath in the finish. — 2 days ago

Dave, Peter and 3 others liked this

Williams Selyem

Ferrington Vineyard Anderson Valley Pinot Noir 2012

Rich, deep, complex, very fine Pinot Noir, long finish, very nice, needs aging!! — a month ago

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Dave, Bob and 9 others liked this

Rhys Vineyards

Bearwallow Vineyard Pinot Noir 2013

The wood is integrated but still a little one dimensional given the price tag. — a month ago

Ceccherini, Doug and 4 others liked this

Roederer Estate

Estate Bottled Anderson Valley Brut Rosé Blend

Salmon colored, with aromas of apples, brioche, red berries, and peach. On the palate, peach, apple, strawberries, lavender, with a long herbal mild peppery finish. — 3 months ago

Vanessa, Dave and 13 others liked this

Littorai

One Acre Anderson Valley Pinot Noir 2022

Wow. Incredible. So energetic, elegant, with structure that keeps inviting you back. Best Littorai I’ve had — 9 days ago

Andrew, Dave and 3 others liked this

Caymus-Suisun

Suisun Valley Grand Durif 2016

Inky in color with a short purple rim.

Strong nose and full bodied with medium minus acidity.

Showing blackberries, sweet plums, cooked cherries, chocolates, coffee, peppercorn, licorice, light cedar, vanilla and spices.

This 9 year old Petite Sirah from California is still drinking nicely and good right out of the bottle.

Extracted and very fruity, with some RS on the palate. In your face kind of wine.

Showing nice complexity at this point. Rich with lots of chocolate notes.

A nice sipping wine and good for parties.

14.6% alcohol by volume.

91 points.

$75.
— 21 days ago

Dave, Lyle and 8 others liked this

Roederer Estate

L'Ermitage Brut Anderson Valley Chardonnay Pinot Noir 2017

2017. Pre-anniversary dinner at the oven. 33 years ago we couldn’t afford a lot for our wedding reception and bought a case of the Roederer Estate wine for our reception. We’ve never tried the L’Ermitage until tonight. We loved it! — 3 months ago

Dave, Vanessa and 4 others liked this

Goldeneye (Duckhorn Vineyards)

Anderson Valley Pinot Noir 2022

One of our favorite Pinot noirs — 11 days ago

Dave, "Odedi" and 3 others liked this
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Roederer Estate

Brut Anderson Valley Sparkling Pinot Noir - Chardonnay Blend

Beautiful #andersonvalley #sparkling wine that punches a good deal higher than its price class. Apple, lemon, touch of toast towards the finish - the $60 bottle price at a casually upscale restaurant in Frisco / Plano represents great QPR. — 4 months ago

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Anthill Farms

Demuth Vineyard Pinot Noir 2005

Somm David T
9.1

I keep trying Anthill Farms in hopes of truly appreciating their craft. To this bottling, I’m sadly not there. They make decent Pinot but there are others better at the same price point or less.

2005 shows evolution but is still quite big. I would say it is overly extracted.

The nose shows ripe; blackberries, dark cherries, strawberries, raspberries and some blueberry hues. Soft dry soil, limestone, dry, crushed rocks, light baking spices, red cherry cola, dark, red, blue florals, red roses & liquid violets.

The body is round, ripe and lush; blackberries, dark cherries for days, strawberries, raspberries, pomegranate and blueberry hues. Soft dry soil, dry & fresh herbs, moist clay, limestone, dry, crushed rocks, light baking spices; clove, cinnamon, light nutmeg, vanilla, melted caramel, red & mid berry cola, mid, dark spice, dark, red, blue florals, red roses & liquid violets, nice rainfall acidity, well balanced, big structure-tension, elegant finish that lasts a minute and lands on fruit, herbs and earth.

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— 2 months ago

Ira, Jay and 15 others liked this
Joshua Fisher

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Huh…. Always found his work the opposite of over extracted
Somm David T

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@Joshua Fisher it all boils down to the kind of Pinots that do or do not fall into a persons wheelhouse.
Somm David T

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@Joshua Fisher This one is now roughly 18 years in bottle and drank like it was 6 years in bottle. It was still big; which tells me something about it when it was still young. The fruits still very bold and prominent. I would also add that this was likely picked at somewhat higher brix’s level than I prefer as it was also still on the sweeter side nearly 20 yrs down the road.