A sooty initial aroma; following aeration, enticing, dry notes of palm oil, unsalted butter, grain mash and slate emerge. The palate entry is bone dry as soot and slate tastes meld, then turn delightfully oily and textured. Clean, medium-weight and nicely...
The outstanding (and hard to find!) second wine of Larcis Ducasse.
A lush and ripe-tasting but also bright and balanced wine that's mouthwatering to sip. It offers sour cherry and red cherry aromas followed by good baked cherries, red currants and dried cranberries on the palate. Moderate tannins and tangy acidity give i...
The 2023 Pinot Noir Reserve is perfumed with violets, black raspberries, dark stones, and hints of lavender. Medium-bodied, it delivers fantastic intensity and energy, ripe tannins, and great definition, with a dark, stony mouthfeel. This wine is a banana...
The 2022 Pinot Noir Rosemary's Vineyard is the most mineral-laced and savory, with savory raspberries, dried strawberries, crushed stone, and floral, spicy aromas and flavors. Brought up in 39% new barrels, it's medium to full-bodied, has a pure, graceful...
An unctuous and delicious Chardonnay blended across six of the estate vineyards, but the preponderance of which comes from the top sites, Oliver's and Rosemary's. Airy and bright on the nose with ocean air and lemon verbena. The palate shows sweet, intens...
The 2022 Chardonnay Rosemary's Vineyard is another Arroyo Grande release that saw 14 months in 30% new French oak. It's a slightly more savory, masculine styled effort that has both citrus and stone fruits, lots of crushed stone minerality, honeyed white ...