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The 2018 Barolo Monvigliero shows a beautiful signature of pressed violets, rose garden, white stone, crushed peppercorn and grilled rosemary. The wine is smooth and soft in texture, yet it feels stitched up and firm at the back thanks to the support it g...
The 2018 Barolo Gramolere is another gorgeous wine from Alessandria. It
has the same translucent character I saw from barrel. The tannins remain
a bit edgy, perhaps because of what appears to be a bit less fruit depth.
Savory, floral and mineral notes ...
White grapefruit aromas greet you first, followed by lemongrass, green papayas, anise and flint stones. Mineral and driven, a little austere for now, with a medium body and tight, linear structure. Very precise. This has a long way to go. Drink or hold.
White pepper, crushed rocks, lemon pith and some nutmeg and white peach aromas. It’s medium-bodied, well structured and sharp, with bright acidity marrying rocky minerality and just-ripe stone fruit. So much tension at the finish. Drink or hold.
The 2021 vintage comes from a small vineyard at the southern end of the Santa Lucia Highlands AVA near the Arroyo Seco riverbed, where the Pinot Noir sits atop an east-facing hillside composed of shallow clay-silt soils. This is a classic orientation and soil profile for the AVA, which is cradled into ancient alluvial fans that are shielded from the late afternoon sun by the towering Santa Lucia Mountains. The southerly portion of the AVA is accentuated by warmer conditions while still benefiting from reliable Monterey Bay breezes, resulting in fruit that combines cool-climate finesse and vibrancy with richer fruit tones.
This 2021 Amor Fati Pinot Noir is a special selection from the Santa Lucia Highlands, one of California's essential terroirs for Pinot Noir. An exotic high-toned nose is flush with mulberry, forest floor, anise, cedar box, and sandalwood. The earthen sophistication continues on the palate with sleek red and black fruit flavors that reveal bright strawberry topnotes. Suggestions of eucalyptus and holiday spices bring lingering complexity to a silky, voluminous finish. A bravura rendition of Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir.
A resounding success, the deep ruby-colored 2017 Sorella displays beautiful purple highlights and explodes from the glass with aromas of blackberry, cigar box and dried tobacco with hints of graphite and dusty purple flowers. Full-bodied, the wine is ripe...
With a compact nose of dark red, dusty fruits that sachet out of the glass with elegance and finesse, the 2017 Two Blondes Vineyard is seamless and full of complexity. Medium-bodied, the wine achieves a depth of flavor without being overly generous. The m...
Black currant, cherry and plum flavors abound in this red, accented by licorice, tar, menthol, iron and tobacco notes. Pure, detailed and harmonious, with spice and mineral elements lingering on the long aftertaste. Almost approachable now, but better in ...