Sojourn Pinot Noir 2010
SOJOURN CELLARS Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast 2010 Medium-deep ruby color; deep, earthy cherry and spice aromas; deep, complex cherry flavors with many layers of spice, anise and earth notes; silky texture; great structure and balance; long finish. Complex and many-layered Pinot that is a testament to the fact that an appellation blend in the hands of the right winemaker can as good or better than a vineyard designate. 925 cases made Score: 95 SOJOURN CELLARS Pinot Noir Rodgers Creek Vineyard...
Read MoreOwen Roe “Kilmore” Yamhill-Carlton AVA 2010
The deep ruby red wine is enticing from the moment the glass touches your lips. Aromas of blackberry, plum and floral notes are enhanced with a backbone of forest floor and hints of cinnamon, clove and pine needles. This wine is showing nicely now, however, it will continue to age for many years. Young flavors of pie cherries, huckleberry, rhubarb and cola are just the beginning of the complexity found on the mid-palate. A structural blend of sandalwood, graham cracker and spice create an elegant and velvety...
Read MoreCuvaison Carneros 2007
Cuvaison’s Carneros Pinot Noir comes from their 400-acre estate in the southern part of Napa Valley. The wine has aromas of strawberry, plum, allspice and clove. The taste is bright, with vibrant fruit, lively acidity and soft supple tannins.
Read MoreKen Wright Cellars Guadeloupe Vineyard 2009
“Focused and tangy, with pretty guava and wild raspberry flavors playing against white pepper and fine tannins. Offers complexity and length, finishing with zip. Drink now through 2017.” 91 Points ~ Wine Spectator
Read MoreKen Wright Cellars Carter Vineyard 2009
“Velvety and generous, delivering a lithe mouthful of orange peel-scented raspberry and guava flavors that linger effortlessly against creamy, polished tannins. Drink now through 2019.” 92 Points ~ Wine...
Read MoreKen Wright Cellars Canary Hill Vineyard 2009
A zingy red, with juicy acidity behind the guava, berry and floral flavors, finishing with persistence and zip. Drink now through 2017. 901 cases made.” 90 Points ~ Wine...
Read MoreKen Wright Nysa Vineyard 2009
“Intense, spice-accented aromas of blackberry, cherry compote and underbrush, with mocha and vanilla nuances emerging with air. Juicy and focused in the mouth, offering sweet red and dark berry flavors and a hint of bitter chocolate. Fine-grained tannins add shape and grip to the long, juicy, penetrating finish. This could use a few more years of age but drinks very well with an hour or so of aeration. ” 91 Points ~ International Wine...
Read MoreAdelsheim 2009
First produced in 1979, Adelsheim’s Willamette Valley Pinot Noir has set the standard for Oregon Pinot noir for more than 30 years runnning! This wine comes from the winery’s seven estate vineyards in the Chehalem Mountains AVA and the greater Willamette Valley AVA. It bursts forth with cherry and raspberry fruit and cookie spice aromas, delivering them on the palate. There’s just a kiss of black pepper combined with fine, polished tannins and good acidity. Pair with mushroom risotto, duck or...
Read MoreRobert Sinskey Los Carneros 2008
Bright, gem-like translucent ruby color tumbles into the glass, as classic Pinot Noir aromas of berries, earth and spice leap towards the nose. Ripe tannins weave an elegant texture, soft and velvety, that holds beautiful flavors of dark cherry, cranberry, vanilla, sweet herbs, forest floor, and exotic spice. The wine finds incredible balance between flavors, tannins and acidity, making it a fantastic dinner...
Read MoreBanshee 2009
Oozing class, this beauty does everything that top-notch pinot noir should do…and then some. A blend of two top-notch vineyards, one in the Petaluma Wind Gap (Sonoma Coast) and one from Russian River Valley. The Sonoma County is a complex pinot with dark cherry fruit and sweet earthen minerality held together by bright acidity and long, ripe...
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