Aromas of fig & cherry, red-floral, black tea and earth. Well balanced ripeness with integrated depth, not quite as developed on the palate as it was on the bouquet, but showing nice potential. Fine structure with nice polish and good acidity. Finishes with notes of dried herb, red fruit and spice.
USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Barbara County
Big black cherry notes along with forest floor earthiness and baking spice. Full flavored on the palate, on the bigger side, with decent balance, fine tannins and a moderate finish.
Pure butter on the bouquet and palate- butter popcorn and butterscotch, along with notes of vanilla. There's melon and stone fruit among the sweet spice and buttery notes, but it's definitely overshadowed. Richly textured with a lush finish. Not my style.
USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley
Showing red cherry, baking spice and hints of earth. Ripe profile and decent depth, that retains much more balance and elegance than the single vineyard wines. Velvety on the palate with round structure, finishing full.
Medicinal-herbal aromas, with spice and jammy baked plum and cherry notes throughout. Cloying and aggressive on the palate, with a creamy velvety structure and lots of heat and intensity on the finish. Hard to believe this is from a cool vintage.
Big and opulent, with notes of baked plum and black cherry with lots of baking spice and hints of earth and medicinal-herbal notes. Aggressive fruit and spice paired with a velvety and rich mouthfeel, with a full finish.
Lots of earth on the aromas- straw, forest, mushroom, along with savory spice and hints of the fruit. The palate is alight with stone fruit and citrus, along with honeysuckle and spice. Richly layered but bright throughout, with a full finish.
Mineral/earth aromas with notes of spice and stone fruit. Bright and rich tropical and citrus flavors with notes of spice, honeycomb and earth, along with still-racy acidity, that ride through a full flourishing finish. Very nice.
Nice soft mineral aromas with wheat straw and honeysuckle, along with stone fruit. Bright citrus, mineral, slate and floral notes on the palate along a silky texture through a flourishing finish. Well done.
Perfumy cherry, raspberry and sassafras notes throughout, adding darker brambly earth notes on the palate. Ripe and rich, but bright and balanced at the same time. Fine tannins, with hints of spice on the finish. Nicely done.
Aromas of cranberry, raspberry, holiday spice and mushroom-earth. Rich and dense on the palate, with cherry and raspberry along with dried herb, earth and brown spice. Richly balanced, round structure and a full finish.
Beautiful aromas- sous bois, black tea leaf, savory spice, and fig fruit. Beautifully elegant on the palate with layers of floral, fig, spice and earth flavors. Fine bright structure with notes of mineral and tea through a lingering finish. Excellent.
Dark and brooding aromas- spice, brambly earth, cherry and fig. Full notes of fig and black cherry on the palate with spice and hints of mineral depth. Fine ripe tannins and hints of spice on a breathy finish.
2010 Cargasacchi Pinot Noir Estate Cargasacchi Vineyard 90 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills
Aromas of fig & cherry, red-floral, black tea and earth. Well balanced ripeness with integrated depth, not quite as developed on the palate as it was on the bouquet, but showing nice potential. Fine structure with nice polish and good acidity. Finishes with notes of dried herb, red fruit and spice.
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2010 Cargasacchi Pinot Noir Cargasacchi-Jalama Vineyard 87 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Barbara County
Big black cherry notes along with forest floor earthiness and baking spice. Full flavored on the palate, on the bigger side, with decent balance, fine tannins and a moderate finish.
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2011 Loring Wine Company Chardonnay Durell Vineyard 83 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast
Pure butter on the bouquet and palate- butter popcorn and butterscotch, along with notes of vanilla. There's melon and stone fruit among the sweet spice and buttery notes, but it's definitely overshadowed. Richly textured with a lush finish. Not my style.
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2011 Loring Wine Company Pinot Noir Russian River Valley 89 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley
Showing red cherry, baking spice and hints of earth. Ripe profile and decent depth, that retains much more balance and elegance than the single vineyard wines. Velvety on the palate with round structure, finishing full.
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2011 Loring Wine Company Pinot Noir Clos Pepe Vineyard 83 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills
Medicinal-herbal aromas, with spice and jammy baked plum and cherry notes throughout. Cloying and aggressive on the palate, with a creamy velvety structure and lots of heat and intensity on the finish. Hard to believe this is from a cool vintage.
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2011 Loring Wine Company Pinot Noir Cargasacchi Vineyard
USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills
Big and opulent, with notes of baked plum and black cherry with lots of baking spice and hints of earth and medicinal-herbal notes. Aggressive fruit and spice paired with a velvety and rich mouthfeel, with a full finish.
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2008 Brewer-Clifton Chardonnay Sanford & Benedict Vineyard 91 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills
Lots of earth on the aromas- straw, forest, mushroom, along with savory spice and hints of the fruit. The palate is alight with stone fruit and citrus, along with honeysuckle and spice. Richly layered but bright throughout, with a full finish.
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2008 Brewer-Clifton Chardonnay Gnesa 92 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills
Mineral/earth aromas with notes of spice and stone fruit. Bright and rich tropical and citrus flavors with notes of spice, honeycomb and earth, along with still-racy acidity, that ride through a full flourishing finish. Very nice.
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2010 Brewer-Clifton Chardonnay Mount Carmel 92 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills
Nice soft mineral aromas with wheat straw and honeysuckle, along with stone fruit. Bright citrus, mineral, slate and floral notes on the palate along a silky texture through a flourishing finish. Well done.
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2010 Brewer-Clifton Pinot Noir 3-D 91 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills
Perfumy cherry, raspberry and sassafras notes throughout, adding darker brambly earth notes on the palate. Ripe and rich, but bright and balanced at the same time. Fine tannins, with hints of spice on the finish. Nicely done.
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2010 Brewer-Clifton Pinot Noir Ampelos 91 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills
Aromas of cranberry, raspberry, holiday spice and mushroom-earth. Rich and dense on the palate, with cherry and raspberry along with dried herb, earth and brown spice. Richly balanced, round structure and a full finish.
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2008 Brewer-Clifton Pinot Noir Zotovich Vineyard 93 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills
Beautiful aromas- sous bois, black tea leaf, savory spice, and fig fruit. Beautifully elegant on the palate with layers of floral, fig, spice and earth flavors. Fine bright structure with notes of mineral and tea through a lingering finish. Excellent.
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2008 Brewer-Clifton Pinot Noir Clos Pepe Vineyard 91 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills
Dark and brooding aromas- spice, brambly earth, cherry and fig. Full notes of fig and black cherry on the palate with spice and hints of mineral depth. Fine ripe tannins and hints of spice on a breathy finish.
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