Scott E. Becker

9.1

[Tasted on May 25, 2025 at The Optimist in Nashville with Jay]

73% Cabernet Sauvignon; 16% Malbec; and 11% Merlot. Red plum, black raspberry and cherry fruit, with mocha, chocolate and baking spices. Creamy and well balanced. Philippe Melka is the consulting winemaker — 6 days ago

Sonia Ross

9.1

April dinner — 2 months ago

Kurt Schuster

8.9

Another in the horizontal tasting, this one was much more fruity and juicy and ripe red, fruit, raspberries, sand, apples, definitely the chew your and more toothsome fruits, but still an easy drinking wine.  — 4 months ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.1

A property I have visited & still have in my collection.

A well made Oregon Pinot. Just moved past this extracted & slightly sweeter style. My palate just doesn’t enjoy it as much these days. — 20 days ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.1

The Crown Gap has never been my favorite from them. Still solid. Also, needs 3-4 more years in bottle to integrate. 91+ with that kind of age.

The Truffle Mac & Cheese was a big hit with the crowd, I’m allergic to mushrooms.

At Pebble Beach Food & Wine 2025

The ticket to this event has a pretty big price tag. But when you consider what a Napa etc. tasting or two and lunch would cost you, you are pretty much there and there is so much more than that. It ends up having great value. It’s wine, spirits and food candy land. — a month ago

K L

9.2

Really great Pinot. Well developed and classic Sonoma — 5 months ago

with Matt

Norman Gennaro

9.2

Starting to show its age. — a month ago

Jeanne gills

9.3

I don't like Pinot Noir and this was awesome — a month ago

Kurt Schuster

9.1

Definitely need a moment to catch his breath. It opened up the chewy and savory fruit and wonderful structure, but it actually faded pretty quickly, after an hour the wine started to lose of its life and all of those flavors sort of simmer down into just a good ripe round juicy Pinot. But for about 45 minutes there there’s a window where this wine was absolutely delicious.  — 4 months ago

Barbara Rez

9.4

Sweet and balanced. — 5 months ago