Hilliard Bruce
Marchesi Antinori
Tignanello Toscana Super Tuscan Blend 2011
Just fabulous over lunch at Chez Bruce. — 4 years ago
Hilliard Bruce
Venus Chardonnay 2015
Grapefruit, subtle oak, — 5 years ago
Bruce Jack
Western Cape Sauvignon Blanc 2021
This wine tasted better the day after the bottle had been opened. — 3 months ago
David Bruce
Estate Bottled Santa Cruz Mountains Pinot Noir 2000
Leather, prune, spice. Light body and mild tannin. 2000 drinking well in 2020. Elegant — 3 years ago
David Bruce
Estate Bottled Santa Cruz Mountains Riesling 2012
Stone fruit, white flowers, balanced and lovely. Glad we waited on this one. — 5 years ago
Golden Cluster
For Bruce Duex Vert Vineyard Syrah 2019
Damn good Syrah.
N: freshly crushed blackberry, black pepper, pine needles
P: fresh but deep blackberry juice, dark plum, mixed. Olive tapenade, and a touch of smoky meat — a year ago
David Bruce
Central Coast Cabernet Sauvignon 2011
Cedar, baking spice. 2011 drinking well in 2020. — 4 years ago
Hilliard Bruce
Rosé Pinot Noir 2014
Just great juice. 2014 vintage still with plenty of fruit left. Just drinking very nicely right now. Lighter Burgundian style. Will be hard to find but get some if you can!😎 — 5 years ago
David T
Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator
Bruce Phillips and his wife were pouring their 2021. Talked w/ him at length. Very nice couple.
The 2021 showed well young with room for improving with 10-25 years in bottle and beyond. It showed some evolution, wasn’t all primary. Elegant, very well balanced with excellent structure and finish. Drink 2033-45 properly stored.
The general Napa consensus on 2022 vintage will be a story of did you pick before or after the 6 days of extreme heat during the harvest window. One producer told me his would add 5% of 2023 to some of his 2022’s, which is allowed. He mentioned that he was going to add 15%. But, I think he just misspoke? Get ready for an amazing 2023 vintage from Napa. It was a cooler, not hot-hot, which was a near perfect growing season for long slow even ripening. Some say a vintage of a lifetime and others would only say exceptional.
The Saturday-Sunday Pavilion tasting at Pebble Beach Food & Wine is an excellent four hours to taste a lot wine, taste curated dishes from chefs from all over the country and meet the people behind the bottle. These short ribs were one of the top two or three things I tasted at the Pavilion Saturday. — 18 days ago