Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.0

2024 vintage. Light-medium/medium body. Sandalwood, dried orange citrus peels, clove with a sangria splash. Front/mid palates pretty and somewhat delicate/precious. 2.27.26. — 6 days ago

Galen Hasler

9.3

Balanced rich and perfect oxidation. Acidity and palate lasts — a year ago

Pinotman /// Andreas

9.3

My group did not like this wine - 8 tasters. But they are wrong and not used to whole cluster wines. This is very nice especially next day! Complex, touch eucalyptus, orange peel, dark tart cherry, touch cardamom, hint mint, very tannic at the moment. Lacks a little bit of weight. — 2 years ago

Shay A

9.4

@Delectable Wine : This is the Madson little cloud vineyard Pinot Noir. I didn’t see it in the database.

Here I am a few days later still thinking about this wine…asking myself why I’ve never heard of this producer? Why aren’t these wines more common? Most importantly, when can I get more?

13.3%ABV; 100% whole cluster; 1 barrel (20 cases); 70% Little Cloud Vineyard, 30% Savaria Vineyard

It’s not common these days to have a domestic wine catch me off guard due to exposure across wine platforms, tasting groups, reading/research, etc, so I had no expectation of this wine. When I poured it in the glass, the translucent ruby color and the smell of whole cluster snapped me to attention real quick. Aromatics of cranberries, green herbs, violets, fresh potpurri fill the glass immediately. It drinks like the old Calera Jensen Pinots of 15+yrs ago…feral, crunchy, stemmy, bright, electric acidity but so much power carrying through to a wonderful finish of spiced rhubarb.

I don’t seek out many Pinot producers (especially Cali ones) but I’m going down the rabbit hole with this one. — 7 months ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.2

2022 vintage. Low, 12.2% abv. Tasted like there might be a little something else in there besides SB but dunno for sure. A little ripe but pleasantly different. From Arroyo Grande Valley. 6.14.22. — 3 years ago

John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

9.3

Beautiful. Classic burg style SCMC. — 3 years ago

Atticus Honore

8.9

Surprisingly tasty and complex, big fruit up front, ripe cherry, blackberry jam, violets, forest floor and a short finish — a year ago

with Hallie

John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

8.9

Good wine. Weird mid palate. A chenin made like a burg. — a year ago

Roberto Carli

9.3

Almost German in style but with a bit more body. No fruit, but earth, mushrooms, a pleasant animal note and some red clay and spice. — 3 years ago

John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

9.2

@vinokeeno exactly. Very nice. — 3 years ago