Delectable Wine

Follow to learn about our favorite wines & people.

9.4

Wonderfully perfumed, the 2021 Chardonnay Bunker Hill opens with a cascade of dusty florals and sweet herbs, as flinty stone contrasts hints of white peach and sage. This is seductively round and textural with depths of sapid ripe stone fruits and liquid rock minerality. A lemony concentration lingers as the 2021 finishes long and lightly structured, leaving a minty freshness that punctuates the experience perfectly. The Bunker Hill is a real charmer. (Eric Guido, Vinous, January 2024)
— 10 months ago

Delectable Wine

Follow to learn about our favorite wines & people.

9.3

Hauntingly dark, the 2019 Pinot Noir Basalt Block captivates with its dusty violet and lavender tones before giving way to crushed blackberries. This is sleek and racy in style with tart wild berries and saline minerals underscored by a core of tantalizing acidity. It finishes structured, tense and long, leaving a licorice tinge and remnants of red currant. (Eric Guido, Vinous, January 2024)
— 10 months ago

Delectable Wine

Follow to learn about our favorite wines & people.

9.4

The 2021 Pinot Noir Silice lifts from the glass, delicate and wonderfully fresh, casting dusty dried flowers and hints of star anise, cinnamon, and wild strawberries to form its darkly alluring bouquet. Cool-toned and wickedly fresh, it cascades across the palate with crunchy wild berries propelled by zesty acidity as salty florals come forward. It finishes tannic, yet sweet and round, tapering off quickly to leave touches of licorice and inner rose. (Eric Guido, Vinous, January 2024)
— 10 months ago

Delectable Wine

Follow to learn about our favorite wines & people.

9.6

The 2021 Pinot Noir Maresh Vineyard Royal Ann Block is wonderfully spicy and expressive, with hints of blood orange and mint complementing dried strawberries. Silky and round with juicy acidity and vividly ripe wild berries, this takes on a tactile mineral tinge toward the close. It finishes long yet energetic, forcing the mouth to water as hints of raspberry and inner rose fade. Purity exemplified. What a gorgeous interpretation of Royal Ann Block. (Eric Guido, Vinous, January 2024)
— 10 months ago

Delectable Wine

Follow to learn about our favorite wines & people.

9.1

The 2021 Pinot Noir Estate Dopp Creek opens with a dark, dusty bouquet blending cedar shavings and brown spice with blood orange and sour cherries. Softly textured and round, it opens with a pretty inner sweetness complementing rose-tinged red fruits. It finishes fresh with a raspberry and licorice tinge as a bump of residual acidity adds a lasting, lively character. (Eric Guido, Vinous, January 2024)
— 10 months ago

Delectable Wine

Follow to learn about our favorite wines & people.

9.6

Dark and brooding, the 2021 Pinot Noir The Beaux Frères Vineyard opens slowly in the glass, mixing dried black cherries and cola with savory herbs and dusty earth. It's elegant and refined with polished red berry fruits and saline minerals guided by brisk acidity. Long and staining, the 2021 finishes with a youthful grip and primary wild berry concentration, promising many years of positive development. Today, the 2021 is holding its power in reserve. (Eric Guido, Vinous, January 2024)
— 10 months ago

Delectable Wine

Follow to learn about our favorite wines & people.

9.4

The 2021 Pinot Noir Memorialis is impossible to ignore, with a dusty blend of raspberry, violets, underbrush and sweet spice. It's round with a pleasant inner sweetness up front as a wave of juicy acidity enlivens its crisp red fruits. This balances power with finesse, leaving a staining of cherry-berry fruits contrasted by a chalky mineral-tinged tannin coating. (Eric Guido, Vinous, January 2024)
— 10 months ago

Delectable Wine

Follow to learn about our favorite wines & people.

9.6

Deeply seductive, the 2021 Pinot Noir Eileen Vineyard opens with a burst of mentholated herbs, licorice and sweet autumnal spices. Juicy and broad upon entry, this envelopes the palate with ripe red and hints of blue fruit, giving way to suggestions of cola and lavender. Its mineral core comes forward through the finish, gaining tension through a blend of fine tannins and residual acids as spice and floral notes resonate throughout. The Eileen Vineyard is refined using 46% whole clusters and 34% new French oak barrels for eighteen months. (Eric Guido, Vinous, January 2024)
— 10 months ago

Delectable Wine

Follow to learn about our favorite wines & people.

9.2

The 2021 Pinot Noir Dundee Hills opens with a lovely air of sweet spices and dusty black cherries. It's soft and soothing, with a pure blend of ripe red fruits giving way to rosy inner florals. It finishes grippy and long as hints of sour citrus and savory herbs linger on. (Eric Guido, Vinous, January 2024)
— 10 months ago

Delectable Wine

Follow to learn about our favorite wines & people.

9.1

Crushed wild strawberries, lavender and cedar shavings form an inviting bouquet as the 2021 Pinot Noir VGR blossoms in the glass. This opens with a lovely inner sweetness, casting ripe red fruits across a cooling acid core. It finishes long and potent yet with admirable freshness, leaving hints of licorice and the slightest tug of fine tannin. This is a fun and energetic Pinot geared toward accessibility. The VGR (very good red) blends three vineyards: Shea, Stardance and Rich Hermann. (Eric Guido, Vinous, January 2024)
— 10 months ago