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2021 SENS3S Chardonnay Russian River Valley

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5/1/2024 - Alexander Smith Likes this wine: 93 points

This is really good and a huge step up from the Charles Heintz which for some reason I still don't get. This showed notes of nectarines, apricots, orange blossom, bees wax and ginger. The palate was bright and lifted with ripe orchard fruits, ginger tart, orange peel, and citrus, the mid palate showed great texture and mineral notes, great mouth feel finishing slightly rich. yum

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2017 SENS3S Chardonnay Charles Heintz Vineyard Sonoma Coast

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4/26/2024 - Alexander Smith wrote: 90 points

This certainly was a full bodied, slightly reductive, honeyed style of chardonnay. This certainly won't be for everyone and on first taste it nearly tastes sweet, my guess is that they pick this vineyard super late since the fruit is golden in terms of texture along with the oak. Aromas of golden pear, apple tart, ginger, white florals, vanilla tart, honey and lemon balm. The palate was rich and succulent with juicy golden orchard fruit, very sweet spices, honey, nougat and gummy bears. The mid-palate is full finishing with notes of sweet spices. Chewy

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2021 SENS3S Chardonnay Charles Heintz Vineyard Sonoma Coast

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2/28/2024 - bsmall wrote: 96 points

One of the best balanced CA chards I've had--just delightful!

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2020 SENS3S Chardonnay Russian River Valley

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1/28/2024 - lifraumeni Likes this wine: 92 points

I really enjoyed this wine. Pleasant nose with a strong finish. A tiny bit expensive though.

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2016 SENS3S Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast

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1/20/2024 - Philip_Bundpropperne Likes this wine: 94 points

Rating: 4,4/5,0.

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2018 SENS3S Chardonnay Charles Heintz Vineyard Sonoma Coast

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12/10/2023 - Oldmanzin Likes this wine: 94 points

I love the depth and texture here. There is a wonderful vein of acidity that runs through the finish. Great juice.

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2018 SENS3S Chardonnay Charles Heintz Vineyard Sonoma Coast

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11/25/2023 - Oldmanzin Likes this wine: 94 points

Balanced with good acidity. Great juice.

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2020 SENS3S Chardonnay B.A. Thieriot

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11/19/2023 - Acohen Likes this wine: 93 points

Lemon, tart green apple and great balance

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2018 SENS3S Chardonnay UV - El Diablo Russian River Valley

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11/18/2023 - Acohen Likes this wine: 93 points

Crisp, fresh with peach, pear and white flower

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2021 SENS3S Pinot Noir Bodega Thieriot

West Sonoma Coast more

10/31/2023 - RhoneWho wrote: 97 points

Tasted this wine along side with Day 1 and Terra de Promissio. The flavor profile is right in middle spectrum of the other 2 wines; and has both red (Day 1) and dark fruits (TdP). The fruit flavor profile (a mixture of ripe pomegranate and blackberry with a hint of autumn spice and Burgundy-like forest floor) is pure and weightless as it is not over extracted. The lovely bouquet of mixed red and black fruits with a hint of lavender floral and menthol (I suspect there are nearby Eucalyptus trees).

The texture profile just like its chardonnay (see my separate notes) has seamless tannin and well-integrated fine acidity to provide a backbone structure as one would expect in a great Burgundy. A typical Burgundy/like wines having florest floor and black tea notes would make the wines tasted dull or not exciting; but this one has enough richness of fruits and also great soothing vibrancy to overcome the dullness. It’s pretty amazing for a 5-year-old new site at Bodega Thieriot vineyard to produce such elegant and finesse pinot with enough depth of flavor and polished structure. Every element just fits together brilliantly with poise. Bravo!

I didn’t expect to enjoy this stype of wine in contrast to my usual pinots from Aubert, PM, Morlet and hartford. Definitely worth adding into my cellar as another antithesis pinot. Now does this a mere reflection of the 2021 vintage magic and does it hold up after 5-10 years with development on the richness of bouquet while keeping the vibrancy of fruits?

Ratings: 96-99; 96++
Psst I just learned there is a waitlist and better jump onto the bandwagon if you like this style of wines. If you prefer the richer and darker style of wines, you probably may end up rating it in low 90s; but hope you will appreciate the delicate yet complex wine.

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2021 SENS3S Chardonnay B.A. Thieriot

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10/31/2023 - RhoneWho wrote: 98 points

Tasted both Charles Heintz and Thieriot chardonnay. They are both fantastic and impressive in way that i normally don’t drink Burgundian-style chardonnay from California (from Brewer Clifton down South Coast to Ramey up North Coast) but I really enjoyed how Senses team crafted their wines. Bravo! I have now added them (antithesis of Aubert) into my cellar aside from Aubert chardonnay. Now does this a mere reflection of the 2021 vintage magic and does it hold up after 5-10 years with development on the richness of bouquet while keeping the vibrancy of fruits?

Thieriot Chardonnay, a darn brilliant wine, is so memorable with incredible long finish oozing with waves of Mersault-like flavor Though the wine is young (just got release), the acidity and tannin are uber fine and are in harmony without any edges such that it balances the flavor with finesse and elegance! It has uplifting bouquet of California’s summer orchard white fruits and a flavor of honeysuckle and brioiche with a hint of yuzu and salinity. It has layers of flavor and complexity. Simply enjoy the magic of the wine unpacking and lingering in the finish.

I will defer writing up the notes on Heintz chardonnay as I would love to do a horizontal tasting with Littorai Heintz chard and Dumol Heintz chard from 2021 vintage. Stay tuned.

Rating: 96-100; 97++ and could hit perfection in 3-5 years and then cruise for years
Psst I just learned there is a waitlist and better jump onto the bandwagon if you like this style of wines. If you prefer the richer and darker style of wines, you probably may end up rating it in low 90s but hope you will appreciate the delicate yet complex wine.

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2016 SENS3S Chardonnay Charles Heintz Vineyard Sonoma Coast

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10/28/2023 - canan wrote: 93 points

Pineapple fruit and a touch of vanilla and smoke. Starting to get a bit "funky" in the overall flavors which could indicate that it shouldn't be stored a lot longer but it is still fine and expressive.
Personally, I loved the funky touch and in general like the wine a lot!

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2021 SENS3S Chardonnay Russian River Valley

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10/4/2023 - Scottwhipp Likes this wine: 94 points

Lemon and granite on the nose. Soft and light with slight creaminess and minerality on the palate followed by pleasing bright crisp acidity on the finish. Burgundian style, like a Chablis. Light on butter and oak; more about fruit, minerality and brightness without being overly crisp or tart. Excellent!

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2017 SENS3S Cabernet Sauvignon

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9/30/2023 - RMundell Likes this wine: 98 points

Pretty flawless bottle. Drinking amazing.

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2020 SENS3S Chardonnay Charles Heintz Vineyard Sonoma Coast

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9/25/2023 - Tazewell wrote: NR

Oysters by ba

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2021 SENS3S Pinot Noir Kanzler Vineyard

Russian River Valley more

9/23/2023 - wlsch Likes this wine: 91 points

PnP. Received as a gift. I don't drink a lot of CA pinot nori (and I drink more OR pinot than anything else), so this is kind of outside of my wheelhouse. There's a lot of dark fruit (dark cherry, dark berry), slight spice, and some earthy loam in the nose. The fruit is riper and is slightly more candied than I expect in pinot. It has some alcohol warmth (label says 14.4%) in the finish. Has some well integrated tannins in the finish. Medium acidity, but the riper fruit character makes me wish it had a tad more acidity. This is clearly a wine that needs some time, but stylistically, this isn't my favorite. It's well done, but for my tastes it's a bit too big and ripe. Again, these are my stylistic preferences. If I had more, I'd wait 3-5 years before trying it again.

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2020 SENS3S Chardonnay Tenth Stop Sonoma Coast

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9/16/2023 - Ktstefanopoulos wrote: 84 points

High alcohol taste, overwhelms everything else

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2015 SENS3S Pinot Noir Terra de Promissio Sonoma Coast

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7/17/2023 - canan wrote: 93 points

Refreshing and elegant cherry fruit but starting to evolve towards cranberries and strawberries. It has evolved very nicely and are starting to really peak where it shows more elegance and a lovely intensity. Great wine!

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2014 SENS3S Chardonnay Charles Heintz Vineyard Sonoma Coast

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7/16/2023 - canan wrote: 93 points

A lot of lemon fruit on the palate with only a touch of the exotic fruits. It has clearly aged but for me, in a nice and interesting way. There is more butterscotch and brown butter but the acidity keeps the flavors in check. It has a minor touch of VA but it fits nicely with the lemon-driven flavors. It has a lot of personality and for me, it was a special and great wine!

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2018 SENS3S Chardonnay Charles Heintz Vineyard Sonoma Coast

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7/10/2023 - Oldmanzin Likes this wine: 94 points

Lemon and apple notes are combined with a wonderful vein of acidity on the finish. This spectacular wine!

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2020 SENS3S Chardonnay Russian River Valley

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7/1/2023 - Kevin Mak Likes this wine: 90 points

Pale Lemon

High Acidity
High Alcohol
Medium (+) Bodied
Medium (+) Finish

Medium (+) Intensity
- Lemon, Grapefruit, Apricot, Butter, Almond, Clove, Oak

Bright citrus fruits, buttery, nutty, oaky. Very sharp acidity, a bit weak on the nose but quite intense on the palate.

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2019 SENS3S Pinot Noir Russian River Valley

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5/31/2023 - mmclancydvm Likes this wine: NR

Nice red fruit forward nose

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2018 SENS3S Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast

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5/14/2023 - Acohen Likes this wine: 91 points

Sweet bing cherry with cinnamon, cola and spice

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2020 SENS3S Chardonnay Charles Heintz Vineyard Sonoma Coast

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5/1/2023 - Rex66 wrote: 91 points

Off the list, Manta, Mauna Kea Hotel, Hawaii. Hit all the right buttons for a top notch Sonoma Chardonnay, but would’ve liked a bit more acidity to sharpen the focus.

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2019 SENS3S Chardonnay Sonoma Coast

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4/1/2023 - wasupp wrote: NR

MG91.5 citrus medium body some petrol very mediocre

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