2013 Pellegrini Wine Company Pinot Noir Hurst Vineyard, Russian River Valley, Sonoma County
“A variegated, prismatic wine…”
Wine Reviews
2014 Jordan Vineyard and Winery Chardonnay Russian River Valley, Sonoma County
“If daffodil were a fruit it would taste like this…”
2013 Pellegrini Wine Company Pinot Noir Toboni Oakwild Ranch Russian River Valley, Sonoma County
“A vibrant wine, but it skews tart, toward rhubarb and strawberry…”
2013 Pellegrini Wine Company Pinot Noir Olivet Lane Vineyard Russian River Valley, Sonoma County
“a sharp rhubarb mid-note and a finish like a blazing comet tail…”
2013 Grgich Hills Estate Chardonnay Napa Valley
“A smiling wine whose acidity guarantees seriousness…”
2013 Tin Barn Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc Hi Vista Vineyard Carneros, Sonoma County
“The wood and lees aging add velvet to what is an otherwise crisply vertical wine…”
2010 Tenute Silvio Nardi Brunello di Montalcino DOCG
“Kid suede, black velvet, caviar, string of pearls…”
2012 Ehlers Estate Merlot St. Helena, Napa Valley
“The wine’s generosity is hemmed by woodsy tannins and fruit that stays shy of sweet…”
2011 Domaine Jean-Marc Pillot Rouge Mes Vieilles Vignes Chassagne-Montrachet
“Fresh cherries steeped in herbs, plus a slash of steel and licorice…”
2011 Paul Dolan Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Mendocino County
“Multi-dimensional, active, animated…”
2012 Dry Creek Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Dry Creek Valley
“demure in the way of a young person who has been trained to behave admirably in mixed company…”
2012 Rodney Strong Cabernet Sauvignon Rockaway Alexander Valley, Sonoma County
“Fruit skews black cherry, smoked blueberry, and blackberries, and the fragrant top notes are woodsy…”