2011 Ceritas Chardonnay Charles Heintz Vineyard
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3/21/2013 - Moorese Likes this wine: 94 Points
Young, yes of course, but an exceptional showing nonetheless. Very crisp and bright with marked saline qualities, yet still penetrating and long. A measure of stone fruit but plenty of citrus as well - frankly, it's a bit much to discern. But it is most certainly a brilliant and fine chardonnay irrespective of origin.
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2007 Rhys Pinot Noir Swan Terrace
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3/11/2013 - Moorese wrote: 90 Points
What began as a slightly thin, rigid glass of crunchy tart fruit, opened over the course of 2+ hours into a delicate and pretty expression of chalk and cranberry. While enjoyable, and moreso by the end, this is really not ready. I plan to stay away from this wine for at least a few years.
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2007 Holdredge Syrah Lovers Lane Vineyard
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3/8/2013 - Moorese wrote: 92 Points
It's been almost 3 years since my last bottle of this wine, and it's evolved from a medium-bodied drink featuring bold primary notes of crushed red raspberries to a more savory and sauvage mouthful of still unmistakenly ripe, juicy California fruit. Sitting in a comfortable middle between Arcadian/Arnot-Roberts/Cabot and Alban/Saxum/SQN, this really is a pretty wine that has aged gracefully and offers real pleasure for the tariff.
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