Aubert

Larry Hyde & Sons Chardonnay 2013

9.3

Weekly Wednesday Wine Committee lunch...always such a treat to attend. This week, Dan hosted. 1 sparkler, 3 whites, 4 reds and 1 dessert wine. All blind as usual.

These Carneros chards from Aubert always throw me for a loop. I pegged this as a west coast Chardonnay, but thought it was a Kistler. Very sharp mineral notes and acid...very different than Aubert’s other chards. I’ve not had the Hudson which is similar. This started off sweeter than expected and really transformed in the glass to show more floral/honeyed cashews that led me to west coast Chardonnay. — 20 hours ago

with Dan and Weston

Hugh, Tom and 21 others liked this

Paul Hobbs

Hyde Vineyard Pinot Noir 2016

ADAM STROMFELD

9.6

Beautiful sour cherries spices notes elegance and soft perfect balance . Velvety. — 8 days ago

Eric, Brandon and 16 others liked this

Eric Bass

One of my all time vineyards and producers!!

Donum

Estate Grown Carneros Pinot Noir 2013

Shawn R

9.4

Powerhouse PN. Super complex, shows a sweet side on the nose. Layers upon layers of fruit and wet moss. Red peppercorn finish. Excellent — 14 days ago

Mike, John and 24 others liked this

John Blackmon

Love Donum. Some of the best PN in the valley. Their West Slope is incredibly. I miss their East Slope bottling - they’re currently replanting that vineyard.

Ron R

This sounds great, Shawn! I’m taking your tips to da bank! 🙂

TheSkip

I’ll trust @Shawn R as well!

Domaine Carneros (Taittinger)

Late Disgorged Brut Chardonnay Blend 2011

Henrik Poulsen

9.1

Usually not a fan of Dom. Carneros (due to excessive CO2 in current/early releases) their Late Disgorged stuff has my attention.

— 5 days ago

Ira, Ray and 6 others liked this

Pine Ridge Vineyards

Dijon Clones Carneros Chardonnay 2014

Jody Scharf

9.0

What do I know? But for the $ this chard is yummy. Full body with medium acid. Grapefruit lemon and delicious. — 5 days ago

Kimberly, "Odedi" and 28 others liked this

David T

Isn’t that all you really need to know?

Ron R

Jody 🙂

Jody Scharf

Thank you @Phil A

Kazmer and Blaise

Primo's Hill Pinot Noir 2010

Michael Herzog

8.9

Coravined. Fresh fruit. Coravined from 1.5 years ago. Like I just opened it. — 8 days ago

with Judy

Judy, Riddley and 2 others liked this

Quivet Cellars

Las Madres Vineyard Hulda Block Syrah 2015

Brandon Thurber

9.2

Started out a bit hot, but came together after a 2+ hour decant. Solid, but behind the myriad whole cluster las Madres for me. — 14 days ago

Shay, Jason and 8 others liked this

TheSkip

I think I have more of this. I’ll have to compare!

Brandon Thurber

Would be willing to bet we’re on the same page here....

Horse & Plow

The Gardener Carneros Pinot Noir 2015

Erik Helms

Sommelier/Wine & Beer Buyer Whole Foods Oakland

9.2

Summertime strawberry patch nose, cherry cola, baking spice palate. Nice cherry pie + Carneros smoke complexity to this one too. — 6 days ago

Eric, Daniel P. and 3 others liked this

Hudson Vineyards

Carneros Chardonnay 2013

Carl Fischer

9.4

Delicious as always and also in a beautiful drinking window at the moment. The acidity has calmed down enabling the fruit to shine. Crisp, but with a very silky texture. Flavors of lemon, almond and wet stone blend perfectly together. Very nice. — 13 days ago

John, Bill and 18 others liked this

Carl Fischer

@Bill Bender 🤣🤣🤣