Bella Cavalli Farms
Bella Cavalli Farms
Estate Grown Santa Ynez Valley Chardonnay 2012
Nice and crisp. Thinking about their beautiful horse stables and enjoying this with friends... Like Phil — 10 years ago
Bella Cavalli Farms
Estate Grown Tempranillo 2013
Got in California — 4 years ago
Anthill Farms
Comptche Ridge Vineyard Pinot Noir 2009
This Anthill is well extracted. Too much for how I like my Pinot’s. It is also has a slight alcohol burn in the back of my throat which; I & other professionals consider a fault in wine. It’s like Oregon fruit & florals meet the over-extraction of Bella Glos. That aside, there are some merits here.
The nose reveals slightly stewed, yet ruby & candied fruits of; blackberries, strawberries, dark cherries, plum, creamy raspberries and notes of pomegranate. Pronounced baking spices; vanilla, cinnamon, clove and nutmeg. Black, rich earth, black licorice, sweet tarry notes, limestone, dark spice, dry, crushed rocks and bright; red, dark, blue and purple florals.
The body is big, thick and lush. She still has sticky, meaty, tarry tannins. The structure & tension is quite big. The length and balance are good but, still require some more time to hit their peak. Slightly stewed, yet ruby & candied fruits of; blackberries, strawberries, dark cherries, plum, creamy raspberries and notes of pomegranate. Pronounced baking spices; vanilla, cinnamon, clove and nutmeg. Black, rich earth, gravely, dark volcanic minerals, black licorice, sweet tarry notes, limestone, dark spice, stem inclusion, leather, hints of graphite, dry, crushed rocks and bright; red, dark, blue and purple florals. The acidity is round and good. The big, long, finish is, rich, ruby, elegant, well polished and persists for minutes.
Photos of; one of the vineyards they source fruit, three friends & partners that founded Anthill; Anthony Filberti, David Low, and Webster Marquez who met while working at Williams Selyem and the staff working the process in the cellar. — 6 years ago
Bella Cavalli Farms
Pinot Noir Limited Release 2011
Enjoying this one at The Hitching Post II. It doesn't get much better than this. — 12 years ago
Bernard Benninghoff
Nice tasting red blend — 3 years ago