12/16/2022 - Farnelicous Likes this wine:

Absolutely delicious! Golden, clear color. Aromas and taste of apple, nuts - almond, honey, and crème brulee. Very long finish.
The late disgorged means it undergoes a second fermentation in bottle, then aged for over 10 years on its yeast lees. Made like Dom P2; this - to me - is even better as its a blanc de blanc. 100% Chardonnay; 12.5% alcohol. Had with lobster bisque - great pairing. Would be great by itself.

6/25/2022 - Farnelicous Likes this wine:

wow - absolutely fantastic. like a great burgundy. definitely the best Oregon Pinot I've ever had. putting some newer ones aside to age.
Intensely fragrant and so smooth with finish that goes on and on.

1/29/2022 - Farnelicous Likes this wine:

Wow - fantastic!! So smooth and delicious!! The wine spectator top pinot of 2018 is no fluke. 2016 is drinking fantastic now. This was 'best block' and I can't imagine a better one. Silky and polished, with delicately layered raspberry and strawberry flavors, taking on black tea & clove accents. Winemaker Bryan Weil's & the winemaking team at Alexana is absolutely crushing it! Congrats!

11/10/2021 - Farnelicous Likes this wine:

Absolutely fantastic. Smooth and long finish. Plum, blackberry and black cherry, with very light herbal and floral notes, including violet and lavender, as well as vanilla and hazelnut. Dry and full-bodied with high tannin, bold fruit and medium-plus acidity. Just drinking great now and, I think, tons of life left - another 15 years probably. This bottled was well cellared.

5/21/2021 - Farnelicous Likes this wine:

Still drinking fantastic. So smooth - pure silk - and an extra long finish, maybe the longest I've ever had. Definitely full body - although not syrup. Pure concentrated fruit flavor; round mouthfeel of apricot, honey and mild lemon curd and with a subtle vanilla and cedar aromas. Who knew California Chardonnay could taste like the great d'Yquem. I was worried about the very short cork in the bottle - it was still fully intact and fine (bottle was properly stored).

3/8/2021 - Farnelicous Likes this wine:

Fantastic merlot blend (88% merlot from Stagecoach and Cypress vineyards with 10% Monte Rosso vineyard petit verdot and 2% cab franc - aged in french oak, 79% new). Gave a good decant. So smooth and absolutely delicious. It will blow your face off (see label).
Fun tasting with the 'Double' 100% merlot - this was the clear winner (3 for 3 with me, wife and mother-in-law). Of course Dave's blend was better - he's a master! And, Dave is certainly helping Merlot's undeserved PR problem. Glad I bought 3 bottles of each.

3/8/2021 - Farnelicous Likes this wine:

Great merlot (100% - aged in french oak, 88% new). Gave a good decant. Smooth and absolutely delicious. Fun tasting with the 'take' merlot blend. Dave is helping Merlot's undeserved PR problem. Glad I bought 3 bottles of each.

4/5/2020 - Farnelicous Likes this wine:

Cracked one open as its an '07 - lots of life left. Tasted and decanted, which smoothed out nicely. Drinking really good - great fruit that turns to lite spice and earth later on palate. Have some reserve that now I can't wait to try.

9/13/2019 - Farnelicous wrote:

Winery did not make 'Fallen Feather' in 2015 vintage - skipped it - there's a 2014 and 2016. Also, there is a 2015 Three Twins Vineyards, its just not Fallen Feather.

6/2/2018 - Farnelicous Likes this wine:

Excellent wine. Beautiful color - almost slightly translucent lavender - with smells and taste, to me, of blackberry and cherry fruit, along with classic KB mild smoke and cola. For early stage, fairly soft tannins. Smooth, long finish.

6/2/2018 - Farnelicous Likes this wine:

Bright gold and clear look. Smells fantastic - still very fresh. Taste, to me, of citrus, apricot, cashew nuts, very lite honey. So smooth and creamy. Very delicate, elegant bubbles that are now very mellow. Finish goes on for well over a minute. Just fantastic aged Champagne!

6/2/2018 - Farnelicous Likes this wine:

Very good cab. Opened to compare to 1995 cab. Decanted for ~2 hours; still very big tannins. Very good fruit. Comparison to 1995 Cakebread cab says hold this another ~15-25 years...

6/2/2018 - Farnelicous Likes this wine:

from magnum - and at its peak - WOW! Perfectly aged and awesome flavor. Very slightly cloudy, so smooth and a finish that goes on forever.

10/22/2016 - Farnelicous Likes this wine:

Very good wine that is drinking excellent right now. Much better than the bottle I had ~5 years ago (4-5 points higher). Extremely smooth now with excellent flavors of berries - blackberries, raspberries and even black cherries - and hints of vanilla.

10/22/2016 - Farnelicous Likes this wine:

Absolutely delicious - crisp, dry and very creamy smooth. Lots of tree fruit - green apple, peach, pear - and even light tones of the more tart ones - grapefruit and lemon. Tons of lively bubbles.

9/18/2016 - Farnelicous Likes this wine:

Really great stuff. Thick, liquid fruit -- pear, pineapple & papaya -- plus nuts & honey flavors. Very smooth and long finish. Outstanding price to quality ratio!

8/26/2016 - Farnelicous Likes this wine:

Delicious. New world fruit in an old world - Burgundy - style. Fantastic mouth feel that is rich and creamy as well as very elegant. Flavors of green apple, lemon, mellon, honey and even some orange & pineapple for me. Very long, smooth finish.

8/20/2016 - Farnelicous Likes this wine:

Delicious! Very smooth in mouth and on finish. Excellent flavors.

7/29/2016 - Farnelicous Likes this wine:

This is a great wine & still drinking great (in cellar entire life). Lots of berry jamminess with spice and slight vanilla (from aging on American Oak, I believe), extremely smooth and long finish.

6/25/2016 - Farnelicous wrote:

Leaked by the cork on a magnum I was really excited about … tasted and -- so sad -- taint (no fruit at all from air). not rating.

6/25/2016 - Farnelicous Likes this wine:

Fruit is mellowing -- still pear, apple, and citrus. I do drink a little cooler in the summer, 45-50 versus 55 degrees -- which mellows fruit.
Lots of mineral notes. Oak mellow. Obsolutely excellent structure. Still extremely creamy in mouth and very smooth finish.

6/24/2016 - Farnelicous Likes this wine:

Big and delicious! Very good petite sirah -- classic dark, inky, purple in color. Needs air. Fruits of prune, blackberry, and cassis; plus black pepper and some subtle licorice and spice. Full body, smooth mouth feel and medium finish.

6/22/2016 - Farnelicous Likes this wine:

Excellent Chardonnay. Great vineyard and wine maker, plus time. So smooth now -- balanced, rich and full -- with still loads of citrus fruit, lemon and green apple. Finish goes on & on.

6/19/2016 - Farnelicous Likes this wine:

Excellent burgundian-styled Chardonnay, drinking very well now.

6/19/2016 - Farnelicous Likes this wine:

Very enjoyable wine. 87% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Petit Verdot, 4% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petite Sirah blend. Very smooth; medium fruit and finish.

6/18/2016 - Farnelicous Likes this wine:

Really great dessert wine! Pure fruit in a glass. Dark gold with slow legs. Concentrated fruit flavors of apricot, peach, apple, grapefruit, pear, honeydew; plus honey and carmel. Very long finish.

6/18/2016 - Farnelicous Likes this wine:

Not as good as previous bottle (I rated 93), for me. Still very good Champaign, not as much full flavor and finish …

6/18/2016 - Farnelicous Likes this wine:

Really delicious wine! Smooth tannins and great, full body, mouth feel. Rich red fruits -- cherries, blackberries, cassis -- primarily taste, with light oak and vanilla. Nice finish.

6/15/2016 - Farnelicous Likes this wine:

Great california blend -- Syrah (I'm guessing a lot -- perhaps the most, not just blended in), Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc. Still drinking very well -- balanced with supple tannins, although unlikely to improve more. Taste of dark red fruit of plum, currant and black cherry, with very light wood and earth tones. Very smooth, medium length, finish.

6/15/2016 - Farnelicous Likes this wine:

I popped as dates said past prime -- not so; likely 5 years left. Very good wine & drinking excellent -- tannins mellowing although still present. Dark purple with dirt tones in color. Taste of earth with black currant fruit. Classic 'right bank' french Bordeaux (75% merlot; 25% cab).

6/13/2016 - Farnelicous Likes this wine:

Very good Rhone blend. Not rated as 375ml (1/2 bottle) was mature, maybe even just past prime as fruit was mellow … drink 'em up.

6/13/2016 - Farnelicous Likes this wine:

Drinking very good. Cherry & dark red fruits; mellow earth. Full, round feel in mouth. Big, smooth, long finish. Excellent Merlot.

6/4/2016 - Farnelicous Likes this wine:

Very good wine. PnP to get those KB smokey initial flavors. Medium/light red color and light body. Strawberry, raspberry & cherry ripe fruit smells and flavors, with some subtle cola, herbs and granite. Food friendly with high acidity. Low tannins on medium-long, smooth finish.

6/4/2016 - Farnelicous Likes this wine:

Seriously great wine. Crimson red colored. It smells & taste like raspberry, red currant, strawberry, cherry, plum and pomegranate fruits; with supple mineral, earthy notes. The body is medium (but big for a pinot). The wine has rich, silky, round texture, with a finish that goes on a very long time.

6/4/2016 - Farnelicous Likes this wine:

Fantastic wine. Looks great in the glass, smells great, feels great in your mouth. Big and smooth fresh fruit flavors -- for me apricot and blood orange citrus -- along with mineral characteristics. Finish just goes on forever. Don't serve too cold -- best in my view from 55-60 degrees Fahrenheit.

6/3/2016 - Farnelicous wrote:

past its prime (lost track of it in my cellar before Cellar Tracker :) … no rating.
zero fruit left; very dry, dirt, flavors. still had smooth finish … would have been great 5 years ago

6/3/2016 - Farnelicous Likes this wine:

Wow. Drinking fabulous. Dark cherry & black currant fruit, with fantastic leather and herb nuanced flavors. A great deep, mellow, smooth and very long finish.

5/27/2016 - Farnelicous Likes this wine:

Excellent wine. Extracted, big fruit & smooth, long finish. Great for traveling as you unscrew, do the shake (search on Internet "mollydooker shake" if you don't know it) & it's fresh, open and ready to enjoy!

5/17/2016 - Farnelicous Likes this wine:

Very enjoyable, smooth and easy to drink. Very good, subtle dark red fruit -- plum, cherry, cassis -- with lots of earth. Medium body and finish.

5/17/2016 - Farnelicous wrote:

Citrus and medium body. Almost no oak. Very good Chardonnay.

5/14/2016 - Farnelicous Likes this wine:

Fantastic wine -- rich, fully body and very long, smooth finish…just keeps going. For me it started with tart fruit -- granny smith apple, lemon and grapefruit -- and turns to sweeter, almost carmel, on the finish.

5/14/2016 - Farnelicous Likes this wine:

Delicious sparkling wine! And how often can you try Trousseau -- I found it very creamy and fruity (lemon, sweet apple - not tart, pineapple flavors), with a round, soft, smooth finish. Very good on a hot day, and 11% alcohol.

5/13/2016 - Farnelicous Likes this wine:

Very good, refreshing wine and easy to drink. Light oak, crisp, good body (although not overly big), fruit -- I get lemon-lime, granny smith apple and white peach -- and good acidity.

5/13/2016 - Farnelicous Likes this wine:

Very good wine. Smooth, fruity & crisp with round finish. Perfect amount of oak for me in Chardonnay. Nice acidity -- could drink on its own or with food. Medium body -- not a huge wine although definitely not a light weight. Just a very well made, excellent wine that made our evening so enjoyable!

4/30/2016 - Farnelicous Likes this wine:

Excellent wine. Very smooth and fantastic taste; medium finish. I get aromas of dark cherry, light cocoa, and even leather. Fruit is reserved plum and cherry with just the right amount of earth for me. Mild, delicious, oak as well. Wish I had more. Paired with filet and asparagus.

4/30/2016 - Farnelicous Likes this wine:

Great color and smell. Weak flavors. Very light fruit and taste which was surprising for what look and smelled like a big wine.

4/30/2016 - Farnelicous Likes this wine:

wow -- excellent Champaign; very rich and flavorful. Long finish.

4/30/2016 - Farnelicous Likes this wine:

~74% Pinot Noir & ~26% Chardonnay. A delicious Champaign! Slightly sweet--while still dry and very crisp. The wine looks light gold colored. It smells like lemon, light toast and honeysuckle. The wine has round texture. The wine finishes long and has high acidity.

4/24/2016 - Farnelicous Likes this wine:

89% Zin & 11% "mixed blacks". Medium-dark to dark ruby-red. Powerful, penetrating aromas of black raspberry, blood orange, bay leaf, and earth emerge from the glass. Very concentrated and palate-coating. Mike Officer calls a “grand cru” Zinfandel & I'm not going to argue with his brilliance!

4/23/2016 - Farnelicous Likes this wine:

Excellent smooth wine with fruit and a good finish. Very easy drinking.
The wine looks purple colored. The legs are medium. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like red currant and plum.