4/23/2024 - wilsp wrote:

Beautiful RR pinot. Body, fruit, finish.

2/29/2024 - wilsp Likes this wine:

Maybe too much oak for some, but I loved it. Lots of pear and apple.

7/15/2023 - wilsp Likes this wine:

Beautiful wine

10/29/2021 - wilsp wrote:

Nice wine. A little more fruit than most burgundy. Still drinking well.

9/12/2021 - wilsp Likes this wine:

Still plenty of good flavor and depth here, especially for a wine of this price.

3/7/2020 - wilsp wrote:

Big and beautiful

12/26/2014 - wilsp wrote:

This wine has come together.

12/30/2013 - wilsp wrote:

More complex than most Williams Selyem wines, showing nice terroir in addition to just pure fruit. Is it the vintage? Holding up nicely if cellared properly.

12/30/2013 - wilsp wrote:

Wow! Give this wine an hour of air and it opens up with beautiful layers of flavor and complexity. This is one of the best California surprises I have ever had.

6/25/2013 - wilsp wrote:

Tasted after opening and found it to be thin, which made me worried there wasn't much there. After a few hours it had opened up and filled out nicely, showing fruit and structure. Not spectacular but a very solid wine.

3/7/2013 - wilsp Likes this wine:

Huge wine and still very young, but after getting some air it was pretty luscious and tasty. Would recommend decanting for a few hours.

1/12/2013 - wilsp wrote:

Decanted for two hours.

12/1/2012 - wilsp wrote:

Excellent. Beautiful fruit mixed with earth notes.

3/27/2012 - wilsp wrote:

I am a pinot drinker but I liked this a lot. Medium bodied, nice fruit, balanced.

11/13/2011 - wilsp wrote:

Definitely not ready.

6/4/2011 - wilsp wrote:

This wine has really improved over the past year.

5/26/2011 - wilsp wrote:

Excellent new chardonnay from a new winery. The wine showed beautiful restraint allowing mutliple flavors of fruit and minerality to come through with good crispness. This is more of a french style chardonnay, so the terrior is there to be appreciated as opposed to being dominated by oak and butter. The balance and acid made it nice both as a drinking wine and as an accompaniment to the meal (halibut with a buerre blanc sauce). Needed 10 minutes of air to lose a tiny bit of fizz.

5/26/2011 - wilsp wrote:

Brand new release from brand new winery that has great vineyards (some grapes go to Littorai) and great winemaker (Anthony Filiberti). This blend of Demuth and Cerise vineyard grapes is approachable now, with nice fruit flavor and floral aroma. It needed 15 minutes for the heat to blow off, then showed as a very nicely balanced, drinkable wine with an impressive QPR. Looking forward to the single vineyard releases later this year.

3/22/2011 - wilsp wrote:

This wine has really rounded out nicely over the last 11 months. Still lots of body and now more in balance.

6/2/2010 - wilsp wrote:

Very easy drinking Rhone

4/11/2010 - wilsp wrote:

More body than many other Anderson pinots. Nice fruit.

3/20/2010 - wilsp wrote:

Really excellent CA '07 Pinot, and a more interesting selection from a vintage that is almost too consistent. Reminds me of the Brewer-Clifton Santa Rita Hills pinot, with both wines keeping the cherry flavor under control and having nice balance (some terroir showing through) and depth.

2/28/2010 - wilsp wrote:

Drank in winetasting alongside the '07 WS Ferrington. The Westside Road was lighter and had more cherry. The Ferrington had a bit more structure and depth and was preferred by most. We'll see how they are in a year or two.

11/17/2009 - wilsp wrote:

Delicious. Smooth and somewhat full in the mouth but still nice mineral flavors.

9/16/2009 - wilsp wrote:

This is an example where an '06 is developing into something really delicious. Great balance and fruit. Maybe a tad light, but less so than many '07 pinots from the region.

7/16/2009 - wilsp wrote:

Nice wine. Getting just a bit edgy, but still hanging in there. Give it some air before drinking.

7/16/2009 - wilsp wrote:

Much more of a nose than other '07 Sonoma Coast Pinots I've had, and the nose didn't have much relationship to the flavor of the wine. The strange scent might have come from a wine glass that may have been exposed to too much dishwasher detergent. Second glass was better, with the typical light pleasant fruit you get from this vintage. We'll see how the next bottle goes.

7/6/2009 - wilsp wrote:

The 2007 Pinots from Anderson Valley are very nice, albeit generally on the lighter side. The Kite's Rest actually had more body, especially on the second night, than other 2007 AV Pinots such as Anthill and Hirsch (both great). Not as much going on as the more expensive Williams Selyem Ferrington, but an excellent wine.

6/29/2009 - wilsp wrote:

Delicious wine with great body, balance and complexity. Plenty of fruit and nice amount of earthiness.

5/2/2009 - wilsp wrote:

Fairly intense but nice balance and interesting fruit.

5/1/2009 - wilsp wrote:

Nice, medium bodied WS pinot that is drinkable now, like many good '07 California pinots. These wines are tasting like slightly lighter style french burgundies, with nice fruit. Very exciting vintage.

3/22/2009 - wilsp wrote:

Very drinkable, nice fruit, a little on the lighter side.

3/16/2009 - wilsp wrote:

Fantastic syrah, balanced out beautifully after decanting 3 hours. Even better the next day.

1/18/2009 - wilsp wrote:

I am not sure if it is worth the price, but this is a beautiful pinot. It will be fun to see how it evolves over time.

1/18/2009 - wilsp wrote:

Crowd pleaser, with lush feel and a restrained amount of grape intensity.

12/25/2008 - wilsp wrote:

Not sure how much I like this. Tastes a little bit too much like a port.

12/25/2008 - wilsp wrote:

Perfectly drinkable, but has lost fruit and body.

12/25/2008 - wilsp wrote:

Very nice balance, not tight, ready to drink now.

12/6/2008 - wilsp wrote:

Holding up nicely.

11/18/2008 - wilsp wrote:

This wine was brought to our house for a party, so I had no expectations of it when i opened it a few months later. Very drinkable malbec that is more medium bodied than other malbecs I've tasted. I will defintely buy more as an everyday wine. Great value.

11/8/2008 - wilsp wrote:

Excellent grape in the mouth.

10/22/2008 - wilsp wrote:

Perhaps not worth the price, but this is a great wine with wonderful balance where the last glass tastes as good as the first. Now that the winemaker has passed it may be time to stock up.

9/22/2008 - wilsp wrote:

Excellent Sancerre with good structure and wonderful minerality.

6/22/2008 - wilsp wrote:

Very nice balance for a big syrah, and easy to drink more than just a glass without becoming boring.

6/1/2008 - wilsp wrote:

I use this wine to convert Rombauer drinkers into something more interesting, and to get them a step towards white burgundy. It is a big Chardonnay but with much more balance and complexity.

6/1/2008 - wilsp wrote:

I think this is a little underrated. Nice balance with some complexity. Holding up well for a zinfandel, and actually a more interesting than the '03 Ridge Geyserville.

5/13/2008 - wilsp wrote:

I really appreciate the balance of the Ridge Zinfandels, and this is no exception. We had this one over a few days, and it was better on the second day.

5/13/2008 - wilsp wrote:

Drank after a Sbragia Chardonnay, which was a mistake. The two wines were much too different and we were in full party mode so we opened and poured. More syrup than expected, like an aged Chenin Blanc. This definitely needs time to open up, and not my favorite style of Montrachet. Will decant the other bottle and try with lobster or crab.

3/30/2008 - wilsp wrote:

Very nicely balanced Chardonnay, with a nice mixture of fruit and citrus. Somewhat French in style, and certainly a great deal for the price.

3/9/2008 - wilsp wrote:

Bought this recently, and nervously, since it is an old zin. Was very pleased. Smooth, sweet tasting wine. Very luscious on the palate.