I was even more impressed by the 2020 Châteauneuf du Pape Cuvée Réservée than the 2019. Boasting crazily complex floral scents, garrigue, raspberries and cherries, this is one incredibly perfumed example of Pegau. Medium to full-bodied, silky, elegant and...
The 2021 Geyserville hits the palate with a burst of dark red/purplish fruit, sweet spice, lavender, chocolate, dried herbs and American oak. I would be in no rush to open the 2021, as it is clearly an infant at this stage. The blend is 76% Zinfandel, ...
The powerful 2021 Zinfandel Rattlesnake Ridge is scented of red and black cherries, lavender and dried herbs with streaks of graphite, although it continues to unwind as it spends time in the glass. The palate is full-bodied with generous, nuanced fruit b...
From one of the producer’s highest-elevation sites, this wine is perfumed in white pepper and rose petal, beguiling from the start. Fresh acidity punctuates layers of strawberry, cardamom and forest pine, taking on a slate-like texture that evokes mineral...
The 2022 Pinot Noir Baker Ranch Vineyard has slowly unfurling aromas of rhubarb, juniper, cracked pepper and tea leaves. The medium-bodied palate offers concentrated, layered, crunchy flavors framed by chalky tannins and juicy acidity, and it has a long f...
The 2022 Pinot Noir Holder Vineyard has intense, slowly unfurling scents of pomegranate liqueur, blood orange, tea leaves and loamy earth, gaining detail as it spends time in the glass. The medium-bodied palate is bursting with red and blue fruit laced wi...