The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley) is a powerful, old-school wine. Dark cherry, plum, scorched earth, game, licorice and tar give the 2018 plenty of complexity. Big, potent tannins lend quite a bit of muscle, but there is more than enough fruit and...
The 2021 Pinot Noir (Sonoma Coast) is a huge overachiever. Bright, punchy and super-expressive, the 2021 offers up boisterous red/purplish fruit. Lavender, rose petal, spice and mint are all dialed up in this heady, explosive Pinot. Readers will have a...
The 2023 Pinot Noir is also picked on Grand Cru Osterberg. The ferment contained 15% whole bunches “to pronounce the delicate nature of Pinot Noir,” as Sophie Schaal says. Extraction was just via wetting the cap until fermentation started, followed by a f...