12/21/2017 - yovinny Likes this wine:

The Complete Cab Package- WOW

11/12/2017 - yovinny Likes this wine:

WOW

5/30/2017 - yovinny Likes this wine:

Very enjoyable - especially while in Venice on The Grand Canal at Bancogiro. Plum and leather on the palate. Just hitting the drinking window.

11/6/2016 - yovinny wrote:

Very Enjoyable

9/5/2016 - yovinny Likes this wine:

Time to Drink. Fruit is on the Back Side of the Slope.
Very enjoyable.

4/12/2015 - yovinny Likes this wine:

Well balanced. Big, bold and very approachable now.

1/22/2015 - yovinny Likes this wine:

Stunning wine.

12/26/2014 - yovinny Likes this wine:

Very elegant and well balanced. Stylistic blend of an "Old and New World". Great fruit, perfume, and not over done on the Oak.
This I believe is very under rated(scored) by the professionals.
I would not be surprised to see it score much higher in future tastings!

12/11/2014 - yovinny Likes this wine:

Cherries galore. Fantastic nose. Very well balanced... refreshing!

8/4/2014 - yovinny wrote:

Gonna get better!

3/18/2014 - yovinny Likes this wine:

Young. Hold 12 months, score could improve possibly.

3/4/2014 - yovinny wrote:

Full and complex. Tannins will soften in 12 to 18 months.

7/8/2013 - yovinny Likes this wine:

Great fruit & acidity. A touch overdone with oak for my preference. Still enjoyable.

5/19/2013 - yovinny wrote:

Very enjoyable. Every Cali chard lover should try this. Expand thy palate!

4/12/2013 - yovinny Likes this wine:

Needs 6 to 12 mo's cellartime to settle. Good cross of Burgundian and Cali style.

3/24/2013 - yovinny Likes this wine:

Some burgundian character. Very enjoyable.

3/23/2013 - yovinny Likes this wine:

Garnet colored. Full bodied. Well balanced. Pared well with Zuni Cafe Chicken for Two.

2/17/2013 - yovinny Likes this wine:

Wow. Melka does it again.

2/10/2013 - yovinny Likes this wine:

This wine really comes around after an 1 1/2 hour decant. Still very youthful.
Hold for a year.

2/9/2013 - yovinny Likes this wine:

Dark color, fruit and vanilla on the nose, vanilla & ample fruit on the palate. Still young, cellar for another year before approaching again. Very enjoyable.

2/7/2013 - yovinny wrote:

Intense Syrah-like color. Young and tight. Blast of oak, ample fruit. Cellar for another year before approaching again. A "Brute" of a pinot. (Full bodied). A really intriguing wine(pinot).

12/20/2012 - yovinny wrote:

Floral notes and Layered fruit on the nose. Silky texture and ripe, dark fruit that sings.

11/14/2012 - yovinny wrote:

Complex and unctuous. Score could nudge up with cellar time.

3/24/2012 - yovinny wrote:

Cherry, nutmeg, nectarines. Great now.

3/16/2012 - yovinny wrote:

A big wine for pinot (typical Sta. Rita Hills), lots of fruit, well balanced. Definite toffee undertone, intriguing.

3/8/2012 - yovinny wrote:

Deep, complex, layered, balance, finesse. This pinot has it all. Outstanding! Nothing in California pinots has come close to this level in the last several years.

2/17/2012 - yovinny wrote:

enjoy now on the downhill side of maturity!

1/23/2012 - yovinny wrote:

Deep. Complex. Got Cherries?

12/21/2011 - yovinny wrote:

exceptional.

12/12/2011 - yovinny wrote:

And thats a gift for a score! Sour, sour, sour. Did I say sour.

11/20/2011 - yovinny wrote:

Ditto to Old Tractor's notes previous. I was with him and our spouses at Morimoto. Today, a different bottle is equally disappointing, especially as I used to be a huge fan of SS. Not sure what their winemaker is doing now or if he/she even knows.

11/17/2011 - yovinny wrote:

Oak needs to integrate, a little dominant on the front. Still a little young, but enjoyable.

8/28/2011 - yovinny wrote:

Very supple and balanced. Definitely past late maturity but very enjoyable. Happy 50th to this vintage!

6/6/2011 - yovinny wrote:

Cherry fruit. Lively acidity. Sour Plum skins on the finish.

5/18/2011 - yovinny wrote:

Young chard.Distinct S.K. profile. A littile edgy on the finish. This will round out in 6 + months. Very enjoyable. Score will increase with some cellar time.

3/19/2011 - yovinny wrote:

Its the real deal. Well balanced. Kirsch, cherry, acidity...very enjoyable.

12/4/2010 - yovinny wrote:

Unbelieveable experience! Pulled the cork, and this had a 28 minute drinking window. It still got some life if cellared properly. Don't think it will go too far into 2011, unless you have in large format.

11/22/2010 - yovinny wrote:

A little more intense than the 2006. WOW! What a great chard.

11/3/2010 - yovinny wrote:

Very enjoyable. Soft fruit, great minerality.....chablis-like.

10/25/2010 - yovinny wrote:

Oak has really settled down. My score increases. Still somewhat flabby. Great vegetal component and meatiness. Intriguing wine.

10/16/2010 - yovinny wrote:

Not my style at all.

10/5/2010 - yovinny wrote:

Starting to hit it's stride! Very enjoyable.

7/16/2010 - yovinny wrote:

Singing.

6/24/2010 - yovinny wrote:

The oak needs to blow off, maybe in a year or so I hope. Soft fruit is buried, but present.
There is a meaty component thats very enjoyable and intriguing; a crispy bacon flavor.
Whats hurting it, is the lack of acidity; flabbiness.

6/16/2010 - yovinny wrote:

very well balanced and enjoyable.

6/6/2010 - yovinny wrote:

Wow. It has it all. Great grapefruit flavored acidity and well balanced.

3/23/2010 - yovinny wrote:

Wow, could be wine of the KB Vintage. We will see. Can they do it two years in a row?

2/14/2010 - yovinny wrote:

Somewhat flabby. need to reassess in 6 + months.

2/12/2010 - yovinny wrote:

Classic Elegance. Well balanced. A seamless integration of fruit, alcohol, and tannins. One of the best pinots available today and its consistent year to year. Very enjoyable.

1/18/2010 - yovinny wrote:

Vegetal, sour cherry skins, kirsch. Great with roasted chicken .