| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| White |
2017 Frostwatch SémillonBennett Valley more |
4/19/2024 - MicklethePickle Likes this wine: 90 pointsPopped and poured. Had this with spaghetti and clams. Very nice, rich, and I like the oak treatment, which adds another element to the tasty fruit. 4-12-16-8: 90/100. |
| Red |
2016 Frostwatch Pinot NoirBennett Valley more |
4/17/2024 - MicklethePickle wrote: 91 pointsOpened last night and still drinking beautifully today. In fact, I appreciate it even more today. Not great complexity here, just pure unadulterated rich, round, sweet varietal fruit. Voluptuous. 5-12-16-8: 91/100. |
| White |
2021 Frostwatch ChardonnayBennett Valley more |
4/14/2024 - MicklethePickle Likes this wine: 95 pointsFor my money, one of the best California Chardonnays in the marketplace, regardless of price. The perfect toastiness to the rich fruit. Great fruit, great length, great finish. When you throw in price as a factor, in my mind this is at the pinnacle. Great Chardonnay at a more than fair price. Worth searching for far and wide. 5-13-18-9: 95/100. |
| White |
2021 Frostwatch KismetBennett Valley Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend more |
4/11/2024 - MicklethePickle Likes this wine: 92 pointsThis is excellent. Good fruit, perfect acidity. Very harmonious. 5-12-16-9: 92/100. |
| White |
2006 Frostwatch ChardonnayBennett Valley more |
4/10/2024 - MicklethePickle Likes this wine: 89 pointsShowing its age (orange tinge), but still kickin’. Oxidized, but butterscotch, too. Oily texture, decent orchard fruit in the mouth. Hanging in there, but needs drinking. I guess Stony Hill is not the only CA Chardonnay that can age. 5-11-15-8: 89/100. |
| Red |
2018 Frostwatch MerlotBennett Valley more |
3/28/2024 - MicklethePickle Likes this wine: 90 pointsDrinking well already on PnP. Translucent dark ruby. Dark cherry nose. Ripe red berry fruit that avoids being too ripe for its own good. This is a fine example of the grape. 5-12-16-7: 90/100. |
| Red |
2015 Frostwatch MerlotBennett Valley more |
11/10/2023 - jfaulk Likes this wine: 90 pointsGreat QPR. Lush fruit up front and on the nose. Savory elements of tobacco, leather and sage. Nice balance with medium acidity and a dusty finish. I’d describe it as a cab lover’s Merlot |
| White |
2017 Frostwatch SémillonBennett Valley more |
5/3/2022 - swoop71 Likes this wine: 91 pointsGreat fruit aroma on the nose. Slightly sweet tropical fruit flavors abound. |
| White |
2020 Frostwatch KismetBennett Valley Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend more |
4/3/2022 - swoop71 Likes this wine: 91 pointsInteresting blend of Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon. Delightful! |
| White |
2018 Frostwatch ChardonnayBennett Valley more |
3/23/2022 - PortFanatic wrote: 94 pointsStraw color with touches of green. It appears to be quite young. Lime, peach, white flowers, subtle wood nose. On entry, full bodied, but rounds out quickly and then the very good acidity comes in a keeps everything in check. Wow, that acidity! The balance is impeccable! Love it! Extremely long finish. So refreshing at the end. Wow! So impressive! One of the best Chardonnays that I have tasted from the 2018 vintage. And this is still a baby. I'm sure it will show more of what its got in a year or two. Wonderful!! 94+ |
| White |
2016 Frostwatch KismetBennett Valley Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend more |
3/6/2022 - MicklethePickle Likes this wine: 91 pointsSix years past the vintage, and still fresh and tasty. Medium yellow color suggests it could go even more years. Pretty nose that suggests lemon and lime but not as tart as either. Has really nice balance of elements on entry, then all the flavor comes pouring through. Really classy and elegant, this is a real winner. Can't believe how well this is doing six years from vintage! 5-12-16-8: 91/100. |
| White |
2018 Frostwatch ChardonnayBennett Valley more |
5/23/2021 - MicklethePickle Likes this wine: 92 pointsThis is such a pretty wine, with juicy pineapple fruit in the nose. Rich and full in the mouth, good acid backbone, creamy but not buttery. Excellent long finish. Bravo! 5-13-16-8: 92/100. |
| Red |
2015 Frostwatch Pinot NoirBennett Valley more |
5/7/2021 - MicklethePickle Likes this wine: 91 pointsOK, here we go. This is definitely not your "pretty delicate flower" CA pinot. Quite the opposite. This is big, bold, rich pinot with lots of body and power (for a pinot). The color is dark and dense, and the nose is in your face with cinnamon stick and black cherry. A shrinking violet this is not. This is weighty stuff, but with enough fruit to balance out what must be relatively high (slightly noticeable, but that is a quibble) alcohol. Drinking beautifully at age six, it seems to be right in the middle of its sweet spot. I would opt for drinking now to capture all of the lovely ripe fruit. 5-13-15-8: 91/100. |
| White |
2016 Frostwatch ChardonnayBennett Valley more |
5/2/2021 - MicklethePickle Likes this wine: 90 pointsAs always, a solid 90-point wine. The winemaker knows his ways around chardonnay. The '18 is the wine to buy, but this is no weak sister. |
| Red |
2011 Frostwatch MerlotBennett Valley more |
5/1/2021 - MicklethePickle Likes this wine: 92 pointsHere we are, ten years down the road, and this is better than ever. Dark red, a bit of browning at the rim, but still vibrant and very much alive. Quite viscous. Sweet, plump, rich merlot fruit in the nose. Much the same in the mouth, very pretty. Can't believe how fresh this still is. Drinking extremely well. Beautiful aged merlot. 5-13-16-8: 92/100. |
| White |
2018 Frostwatch ChardonnayBennett Valley more |
4/26/2021 - MicklethePickle Likes this wine: 95 pointsI can see why this won over 1400 other wines in a wine competition with a 98 score. Wow, this has it all. Gorgeous dark yellow color. Nose of creamy butterscotch that somehow avoids being heavy or overdone. Really, really pretty. The balance in the mouth is spectacular, with lovely, rich Chardonnay fruit but excellent acidity. Has great depth of fruit. Has an ethereal quality that marks all great wines for me. This is a true beauty, and it goes on and on in the finish with a lasting impression. Brett makes very fine Chardonnays, but this one is a true tour-de-force. You have to taste it to believe it. 4-14-18-9: 95/100. |
| Red |
2014 Frostwatch MerlotBennett Valley more |
10/29/2020 - MicklethePickle Likes this wine: 89 pointsGlass-staining dark ruby, this was popped and poured. Nose is spicy with good cinnamon stick notes. Fine and gentle but with body. Quite varietal, with good balance of fruit, acid and tannin. Not the blockbuster the '13 was, but nice. 5-11-15-8: 89/100. |
| Red |
2012 Frostwatch MerlotBennett Valley more |
10/1/2020 - MadisonWIneGuy wrote: 91 pointsAn excellent bottle of wine, and a great example of what Merlot can be. Cherry & plum, leather, and other notes layered seamlessly and leading to a lengthy finish. Notes well after the fact but this went over very well with our little group. |
| White |
2016 Frostwatch ChardonnayBennett Valley more |
9/5/2020 - Kdad Likes this wine: 92 pointsFor $28, no complaints. Better than most $40 chards. Right in the middle between the Napa chard and the French chard. |
| White |
2016 Frostwatch ChardonnayBennett Valley more |
7/19/2020 - Kdad Likes this wine: 92 pointsGreat balance between the Napa butter chard and the burgundy chard. |
| Red |
2015 Frostwatch Pinot NoirBennett Valley more |
6/18/2020 - MicklethePickle Likes this wine: 95 pointsI've drunk several bottles of this already, but am compelled to write a note after tasting this one day after a Melville pinot that got 93 points from a major wine publication. This is notably better, fresher, better structure, better mouth and nose. I guess I should not be surprised. This is from a lawyer friend of mine who gave up law for winemaking, and boy am I glad he did. Most of Brett's wines are excellent, and excellent values as well. In this case, a lovely ruby color with excellent legs. Nose is penetrating with gorgeous black cherry fruit. Full, rich mouth with lovely, lovely pinot fruit that has grip and an unctuous edge to it. Lasts and lasts on the finish. I would put this up against 1er cru Burgundy from good domaines all day--and it would likely win! Has the extra dimensions we all look for but too seldom find. I have had few CA pinot experiences as good as this one. Bravo, my friend. 5-13-18-9: 95/100. |
| Red |
2012 Frostwatch MerlotBennett Valley more |
5/17/2020 - MicklethePickle Likes this wine: 94 pointsThis is some seriously good juice, drinking beautifully right now. Warm, deep mulberry red and more or less opaque. Excellent crushed raspberry fruit in the nose, followed by fine, cocoa and berry flavor in the mouth. Holding beautifully at age 8. Lovely wine from start to finish. If Miles had had this he wouldn’t have protested F’ing merlot! 5-13-17-9: 94/100. |
| Red |
2011 Frostwatch MerlotBennett Valley more |
4/24/2020 - MicklethePickle Likes this wine: 87 pointsStill-vibrant dark cranberry color. Lots of tertiary characteristics here in the nose, sweet briar and some cedar. Sweetish fruit in the mouth, tannin resolved, this is an absolute fruit bomb. Fruitcake. A tad medicinal on the finish. Probably on a downhill slope but nowhere near past it. 5-11-15-6 87/100. |
| Red |
2012 Frostwatch MerlotBennett Valley more |
3/19/2020 - MadisonWIneGuy wrote: 90 pointsVery solid Merlot, and still have another. 90 pts. |
| Red |
2005 Frostwatch MerlotBennett Valley more |
2/22/2020 - Château de Farmer Likes this wine: 88 pointsHolding very strong for an American merlot. Should be consumed now, but still had some life, especially within the first 10 minutes of popping the cork. Very traditional new world merlot flavors and smoothness. Nothing noteworthy but just solid. |
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