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.
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.
Mar 16th, 2024
2019 vintage. Explosive nose full of cracked black pepper, cola nut, eucalyptus, raspberry, orange peel and cranberry. One of those pinot bouquets that is so impressive and giving, you’re reluctant to taste the wine. Light medium body. Entry palate a little watery and focused on that orange peel + a dash of cinnamon. Mid-palate brings it all back together with everything mentioned plus a slight fattening of the body. Finish is 45 seconds long with that cracked black pepper clinging to the back of the tongue. Would have scored it a 9.5 if the entry palate was a little less watery. Still, fantastic stuff. A whole 75 cases made. Had I been blind tasting, would have guessed this for a Santa Ynez Valley area effort.
2019 vintage. Explosive nose full of cracked black pepper, cola nut, eucalyptus, raspberry, orange peel and cranberry. One of those pinot bouquets that is so impressive and giving, you’re reluctant to taste the wine. Light medium body. Entry palate a little watery and focused on that orange peel + a dash of cinnamon. Mid-palate brings it all back together with everything mentioned plus a slight fattening of the body. Finish is 45 seconds long with that cracked black pepper clinging to the back of the tongue. Would have scored it a 9.5 if the entry palate was a little less watery. Still, fantastic stuff. A whole 75 cases made. Had I been blind tasting, would have guessed this for a Santa Ynez Valley area effort.
Oct 16th, 2021
Ethereal, ripe red fruit, delicate baking spice. Excellent fruit concentration. Well balanced. Delish, solo sipper!
Ethereal, ripe red fruit, delicate baking spice. Excellent fruit concentration. Well balanced. Delish, solo sipper!
May 14th, 2021
Santa Cruz Mountains, San Francisco Bay, California, USA
