Nice Carneros Plnot. Layers of cherry. Good acidity. Perfect for our NYE meal of Rouladen, recipe from the old country.
Nice Carneros Plnot. Layers of cherry. Good acidity. Perfect for our NYE meal of Rouladen, recipe from the old country.
Jan 1st, 2024
Nice fruit and acid. Great price/value
Nice fruit and acid. Great price/value
Sep 18th, 2022
Pretty. Bright and fresh
Oct 16th, 2020
Over the top. 14.2% and sweet to boot. Drinkable because at end of night but gosh did not enjoy. Hard to get subtle flavors of the 16 different clones when it’s banging you over the head.
Over the top. 14.2% and sweet to boot. Drinkable because at end of night but gosh did not enjoy. Hard to get subtle flavors of the 16 different clones when it’s banging you over the head.
Nov 16th, 2019
Winemaker, Jon Priest, states that “superior grape growing diminishes the need for intervention by the winemaker.” Bright Ruby with rich red fruit aromas and complex spice. On the palate sweet cherry and raspberry flavors, light in body, fine layered spice and oak, a little more pronounced that recent vintages. Soft tannins, great mouthfeel, well balanced ending with slight earthy character. Very Nice! Consistent quality.
Winemaker, Jon Priest, states that “superior grape growing diminishes the need for intervention by the winemaker.” Bright Ruby with rich red fruit aromas and complex spice. On the palate sweet cherry and raspberry flavors, light in body, fine layered spice and oak, a little more pronounced that recent vintages. Soft tannins, great mouthfeel, well balanced ending with slight earthy character. Very Nice! Consistent quality.
Sep 9th, 2018Had this in a recent blind tasting. Aged for 12 months, very pleasant light berry fruit aromas with slight undertones of earthiness. On the palate cherry and currants with subtle spice. I would consider this one of the lighter bodied CA Pinot’s I have tasted. Soft tannins lingering ending with a mineral tang. Nice, from their 1500 acre Grace Benoit Ranch in Carneros. Consistent quality from recent tastings.
Had this in a recent blind tasting. Aged for 12 months, very pleasant light berry fruit aromas with slight undertones of earthiness. On the palate cherry and currants with subtle spice. I would consider this one of the lighter bodied CA Pinot’s I have tasted. Soft tannins lingering ending with a mineral tang. Nice, from their 1500 acre Grace Benoit Ranch in Carneros. Consistent quality from recent tastings.
Feb 26th, 2018Enjoyed this so much a few months ago, I just had to try another bottle. Aged for 12 months, very pleasant light berry fruit aromas with slight undertones of earthiness. On the palate cherry and currants with subtle spice. I would consider this one of the lighter bodied Pinot’s I have tasted. Soft tannins lingering ending with a mineral tang. Nice, from their 1500 acre Grace Benoit Ranch in Carneros. As good as previous bottle.
Enjoyed this so much a few months ago, I just had to try another bottle. Aged for 12 months, very pleasant light berry fruit aromas with slight undertones of earthiness. On the palate cherry and currants with subtle spice. I would consider this one of the lighter bodied Pinot’s I have tasted. Soft tannins lingering ending with a mineral tang. Nice, from their 1500 acre Grace Benoit Ranch in Carneros. As good as previous bottle.
Feb 5th, 2018Aged for 12 months, very pleasant light berry fruit aromas with slight undertones of earthiness. On the palate cherry and currants with subtle spice. I would consider this one of the lighter bodied Pinot’s I have tasted. Soft tannins lingering ending with a mineral tang. Nice, from their 1500 acre Grace Benoit Ranch in Carneros.
Aged for 12 months, very pleasant light berry fruit aromas with slight undertones of earthiness. On the palate cherry and currants with subtle spice. I would consider this one of the lighter bodied Pinot’s I have tasted. Soft tannins lingering ending with a mineral tang. Nice, from their 1500 acre Grace Benoit Ranch in Carneros.
Nov 12th, 2017
From the epicenter of the quake, Étude is one of the OG Carneros wineries, and continues to showcase how well the San Pablo Bay breeze & pinot noir get along.
From the epicenter of the quake, Étude is one of the OG Carneros wineries, and continues to showcase how well the San Pablo Bay breeze & pinot noir get along.
4 people found it helpfulSep 6th, 2014
Wow! Everything I love about Carneros in a bottle. Medium bodied, earthy and spiced with a bright core of red fruit and nice acidity. And a solid QPR at $34 to boot.
Wow! Everything I love about Carneros in a bottle. Medium bodied, earthy and spiced with a bright core of red fruit and nice acidity. And a solid QPR at $34 to boot.
3 people found it helpfulFeb 8th, 2015
Carneros, North Coast, California, USA
