USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley
There’s peachy ripe fruit on the nose, which is lightly creamy with only a touch of oak evident. Round and quite silky on the palate, with very good balance. It has nice fruit character and is very much a cross between the light fresh style and the more traditional big Napa style.
USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley
The nose has creamy apples with some zesty citrus. Full, round palate. It feels much bigger than the Russian River Selection Chardonnay and a bit hot. Very Good.
USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley
This has a supremely elegant nose: quite blossomy and zesty, but with a nice underlying minerality. The palate is very precise and focussed with lovely balance: there’s a fine acidity that keeps it very balanced and increases the light zesty feel on the palate. It feels quite a bit more food friendly than the other two chardonnays. There’s a sweet spicy feel on the finish with exceptional length. Excellent.
USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley
There’s strawberry scented red fruit on the nose, which feels quite fresh and clean. There’s a light, fresh feel on the palate, with good fruit, balanced by a light acidity and a gentle structure.
USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley
It has deep, fresh berry fruit on the nose, which is much deeper and more concentrated that the Russian River Selection pinot, and there’s almost a hint of white chocolate on the nose. Similarly, it is more concentrated on the palate too, with a much more silky feel than the Russian River Selection pinot. There are complex berry fruit flavours with good structure and a nice spicy wood feel on the finish. Exceptional length after.
USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley
There’s quite a bit of cherry fruit on the nose: it seems fresher and simpler than the blended clones, Starr Ridge Vineyard pinot noir. The palate is very similar to the nose: clean and quite fresh. There’s good balance, but overall it feels a touch simple.
USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley
This has deeper, more black fruit on the nose: quite concentrated fruit, but with no jamminess. Deep and full on the palate, yet it also has a very nice elegance. But there’s also some power in there. Good berry flavours, and very concentrated and complex on the finish. Excellent.
The nose is redolent of blackberries and dentists’ waiting rooms. Quite big and direct on the palate, but it’s in a different style to many zinfandels. It’s really quite elegant and restrained, though with plenty of tannic structure. It could do with another 3-4 years. Very Good Indeed.
It has a plummy, cedary nose with a real chocolatey feel. Big, velvety, caressing palate. It’s a touch hot, especially on the finish, and notably so after. It’s a good, well-made wine, but it’s a bit simple and seems to have had some of the merlot vinified out of it.
14.3% The immediate impression on the nose is of some toasty oak, but there’s also some fruit, but rather strangely, it’s raspberry fruit, with some chocolate notes too. There’s quite a fresh elegant feel on the palate. It has notably good balance, but with a strong fruit character. Very Good Indeed.
This has a very seductive, deep, complex nose with black fruit. There’s forward fruit on the palate – quite concentrated fruit – and it’s a bit chocolatey on the finish. There’s a good tannic structure, building on the finish. Made in a very forward style. Very Good+.
2004 Gary Farrell Chardonnay Russian River Selection 89 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley
There’s peachy ripe fruit on the nose, which is lightly creamy with only a touch of oak evident. Round and quite silky on the palate, with very good balance. It has nice fruit character and is very much a cross between the light fresh style and the more traditional big Napa style.
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2004 Gary Farrell Chardonnay Westside Farms Russian River Valley 86 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley
The nose has creamy apples with some zesty citrus. Full, round palate. It feels much bigger than the Russian River Selection Chardonnay and a bit hot. Very Good.
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2004 Gary Farrell Chardonnay Starr Ridge Vineyard 95 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley
This has a supremely elegant nose: quite blossomy and zesty, but with a nice underlying minerality. The palate is very precise and focussed with lovely balance: there’s a fine acidity that keeps it very balanced and increases the light zesty feel on the palate. It feels quite a bit more food friendly than the other two chardonnays. There’s a sweet spicy feel on the finish with exceptional length. Excellent.
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2004 Gary Farrell Pinot Noir Russian River Selection 87 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley
There’s strawberry scented red fruit on the nose, which feels quite fresh and clean. There’s a light, fresh feel on the palate, with good fruit, balanced by a light acidity and a gentle structure.
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2004 Gary Farrell Pinot Noir Starr Ridge Vineyard 93 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley
It has deep, fresh berry fruit on the nose, which is much deeper and more concentrated that the Russian River Selection pinot, and there’s almost a hint of white chocolate on the nose. Similarly, it is more concentrated on the palate too, with a much more silky feel than the Russian River Selection pinot. There are complex berry fruit flavours with good structure and a nice spicy wood feel on the finish. Exceptional length after.
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2004 Gary Farrell Pinot Noir Dijon Clones Starr Ridge Vineyard 86 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley
There’s quite a bit of cherry fruit on the nose: it seems fresher and simpler than the blended clones, Starr Ridge Vineyard pinot noir. The palate is very similar to the nose: clean and quite fresh. There’s good balance, but overall it feels a touch simple.
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2004 Gary Farrell Pinot Noir Allen Vineyard Hillside Blocks 96 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley
This has deeper, more black fruit on the nose: quite concentrated fruit, but with no jamminess. Deep and full on the palate, yet it also has a very nice elegance. But there’s also some power in there. Good berry flavours, and very concentrated and complex on the finish. Excellent.
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2004 Gary Farrell Zinfandel Dry Creek Valley 90 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Dry Creek Valley
The nose is redolent of blackberries and dentists’ waiting rooms. Quite big and direct on the palate, but it’s in a different style to many zinfandels. It’s really quite elegant and restrained, though with plenty of tannic structure. It could do with another 3-4 years. Very Good Indeed.
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2003 Gary Farrell Merlot Sonoma County Selection 84 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County
It has a plummy, cedary nose with a real chocolatey feel. Big, velvety, caressing palate. It’s a touch hot, especially on the finish, and notably so after. It’s a good, well-made wine, but it’s a bit simple and seems to have had some of the merlot vinified out of it.
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2002 Gary Farrell Cabernet Sauvignon Sonoma County Selection 92 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County
14.3%
The immediate impression on the nose is of some toasty oak, but there’s also some fruit, but rather strangely, it’s raspberry fruit, with some chocolate notes too. There’s quite a fresh elegant feel on the palate. It has notably good balance, but with a strong fruit character. Very Good Indeed.
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2002 Gary Farrell Cabernet Sauvignon Redwood Hill Sonoma County 87 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County
This has a very seductive, deep, complex nose with black fruit. There’s forward fruit on the palate – quite concentrated fruit – and it’s a bit chocolatey on the finish. There’s a good tannic structure, building on the finish. Made in a very forward style. Very Good+.
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