Pinotman /// Andreas

9.2

I love his wines and I guess lucky for me was added to his e-mail list a decade ago. This wine has now typicity aka terroir which comes from this vineyard (the vines are getting older he started out when they were quite young). Pear/honey on the nose - tons of acid, meyer lemon, sour mandarine on the back palate very restrained fruit. Not tropical or floral at all. Sharp clean and crisp. Almost steely. Very burgundian in style - folks would have a very hard time to identify this as CA in a blind tasting. 2 Puncheons produced and just 12.9%! (His Watson Ranch {napa}is my #1 but allocated followed by Heron Lake {wild horse valley}. Those 23‘s I will review in the future. — 6 days ago

Juan Pablo Perez

8.9

Nariz: manzana, pera, limon, piedra mojada, flores blancas

Boca: Acidez M/M+, Alcohol M — 2 years ago

Daniel Sullivan

9.0

Brassy brilliant.
Ripe pear with a bit of lemon zest and light baking spice.
Unctuous and viscous with just enough acidity.
Made to style. Drink now! — 3 years ago

Willie Carter

9.2

These wines always hit, zero misses. A very pretty deep ruby color in the glass. Black fruit aromas are immediate with strawberries playing catch up. There’s a rather nice dark cherry element along with light spice and earthiness.

Bold but always showing restraint, this is a very unique Grenache. Utterly delicious and oh so approachable. This is a serious wine but incredibly fun at the same time. Crunchy and smooth with well developed berries on the palate. A little tobacco and a good bit of earth. A long, lingering finish with more spice. A beautiful wine that sings a song I want to keep hearing. — 5 months ago

Bridget Murray

9.0

Guys it’s just good - bold but fruity/jammy, and you could have it alone — a year ago

Erik Longabardi

9.2

Hardy is a genius — 3 years ago

Ed Chin

8.9

Solid but I think it needs some time for the oak to settle down — 10 months ago

Arecibo Message

9.0

Good with Thanksgiving, good the next day with leftovers. A deeper taste; note smoke or cloves or leather or berries. Just deep. — a year ago

Stephen Redenbaugh

9.4

Simple blast of WOW! Young, electric, stunning bright explosions of hazy goodness. Perhaps best young Chardonnay in the past couple years. Hardy Wallace is a wizard! Only drawback… he made 40 cases. If you’re not following Hardy and his wines you’re missing something significant. — 2 years ago

Kevin Dale

9.1

Brosseau Vineyard - Chalone — 3 years ago