January 15, 2023 - Lots of strawberry and plum and other berry types. Medium weight. Not too complex, but yummy.
November 24, 2022 - 2022: Top Ten Wines; 1/1/2022-12/31/2023 (Redwood City, CA): Thanksgiving dinner wine. Seductive, smooth and rich, held up well with dinner. Aromas of blackberry, strawberry, leather, forest floor and a hint of oak. Tart red fruit on the palate, plush tannins and a lingering fiinish.
November 8, 2022 - One of my favorite JP Pinot's, this one needed some time to open up, but when it did, it was jammy with hints of blackberry.
The wine looks garnet colored. The legs are slow. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like forest floor and black pepper. It tastes like blackberry. The body is medium. The wine has smooth texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has low acidity.
January 23, 2022 - Perfect with Bistro Jeanty tomato bisque my wife made! Great fruit!
November 22, 2020 - Had with grilled salmon. Really opened up after an hour. Soft and earthy red fruit on the nose snd palate. Smooth all the way into the finish. Enough acidity to keep it light on the tongue. Solid all across.
June 13, 2020 - Huge disappointment! This is a very simple & straightforward Sonoma Pinot with flavors of cranberry, plums, and a little bit of terrior. Red crimson color and very tart (high acidity), with very little fruit and a short finish. Terribly mediocre - I expected a whole lot more for over $50 - this was a total waste of money.
With the name Joseph Phelps on the label (estate grown) and some very high scores from wine critics, I expected to get my money's worth. Sadly, I have been mislead once again by Parker Inc. and whoever Lisa Perrotti-Brown is. Together, they wrote two very confusing & conflicting reviews ranging from 91-93 and another for 95+ points. BALDERDASH! 85 is my review and I feel as if I'm being generous.
June 7, 2020 - Well we had friends over for sushi and we started with a bottle of Bergstrom Chardonnay but one of the group only likes red so I opened this bottle along with the Pastorale. Of the two this was my favorite. Dark Cherry and spices with a hint of pipe tobacco. A nice smooth finish.
January 11, 2020 - Welshes
January 22, 2019 - The 2015 Quarter Moon has superb aromatics of dark red cherry and plum with undertones of spice and licorice. On the palate this has a creamy texture that is big ripe fruit. It is not syrupy but rich. Truly one of the best pinots I’ve had from Joseph Phelps and certainly new world in structure and flavors. Drink it now or over the next couple of years.
January 9, 2019 - This was delicious. Definitely let it breathe. Tart red fruit. I enjoyed this with filet mignon
And green beans.