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If your are on a Cava budget, but are not of fan of Cava blends (Macabeo, Xarel-lo, and Parellada) this fizz is for you. The St. Vincent Brut is composed of classic Champagne varietals (80% Read More...
Chardonnay and 20% Pinot Noir) that are drawn from the winery’s second pressing and finished off with 90 days aging on the yeast. While this Brut lacks the autolytic flourishes found in high priced bubbles it compensates nicely with its alluring apple, pear, and citrus blossom nose. The palate is lithe and glossy and delivers a pleasing play of orchard and citrus fruits that are gently bridled with acidity. The dosage is on the sweeter end of the Brut range which gives this fizz broad appeal. It’s a great call for Sunday brunch or casual get-togethers.
$9.95
This 100% Pinot Noir DSV Rose is a real head turner with its deep magenta-red color and frothy mousse that releases alluring aromas of strawberries, roses, and cherries. The palate Read More...
is a veritable red fruit basket whose berry essences are nicely melded with notes of cream and a light tang of acidity. While retaining the food friendliness of its Pinot Noir soul, this budget bubbly is a consummate patio quaffer that can be easily enjoyed on its own.
$49.95
Fiddlestix is a renowned, expertly farmed, vineyard at the cool western edge of the Sta. Rita Hills appellation. The early morning fog and cool afternoon breezes provide a long, even Read More...
growing season, which allows full phenolic maturity at reasonable sugar levels. In 2011 Dragonette obtained fruit from four separate blocks, consisting of clones 113, 115, 667 and 777 in precise locations in the vineyard. Each clone contributes unique characteristics, adding complexity to the final blend; however, the wines all bear the signature characteristics of Fiddlestix.
As always, the grapes were harvested in the early morning (or night), and are personally hand sorted the clusters in the field. Dragonette processed the fruit within hours; some is fully destemmed without crushing, some is fermented with a percentage of whole clusters (approximately 15-20% of the final blend). The grapes are cold soaked for 4 to 7 days before permitting fermentation to commence with native yeasts, and using a mixture of pigage, pumpovers and gentle punchdowns for extraction. A t dryness, free run juice was drained directly to barrel and the remaining berries gently pressed separately. The wine was aged on its lees for 18 months in French oak barrels, 25% new, without racking, before rigorous selection, blending and bottling without fining or filtration. Only 300 cases were produced.
Dragonette's Tasting Notes: Despite its youth, this wine already displays terrific depth and complexity within its medium bodied frame. The nose is a mélange of high toned red fruits; black cherry, raspberry and pomegranate, interspersed with smoky notes of charcoal, nori and black licorice and Asian spices of cardamom and star anise. On the palate is medium bodied, presenting classic Santa Rita Hills black cherry fruit with notes of dried cranberry, rhubarb, strawberry jam, complicated by energetic citrus notes of blood orange zest and pomegranate pith which then merge with herbs (thyme), wet earth and stony minerals. The wine has solid acids and fine grained tannins providing lift and a long, complex and fascinating finish.
As always, the grapes were harvested in the early morning (or night), and are personally hand sorted the clusters in the field. Dragonette processed the fruit within hours; some is fully destemmed without crushing, some is fermented with a percentage of whole clusters (approximately 15-20% of the final blend). The grapes are cold soaked for 4 to 7 days before permitting fermentation to commence with native yeasts, and using a mixture of pigage, pumpovers and gentle punchdowns for extraction. A t dryness, free run juice was drained directly to barrel and the remaining berries gently pressed separately. The wine was aged on its lees for 18 months in French oak barrels, 25% new, without racking, before rigorous selection, blending and bottling without fining or filtration. Only 300 cases were produced.
Dragonette's Tasting Notes: Despite its youth, this wine already displays terrific depth and complexity within its medium bodied frame. The nose is a mélange of high toned red fruits; black cherry, raspberry and pomegranate, interspersed with smoky notes of charcoal, nori and black licorice and Asian spices of cardamom and star anise. On the palate is medium bodied, presenting classic Santa Rita Hills black cherry fruit with notes of dried cranberry, rhubarb, strawberry jam, complicated by energetic citrus notes of blood orange zest and pomegranate pith which then merge with herbs (thyme), wet earth and stony minerals. The wine has solid acids and fine grained tannins providing lift and a long, complex and fascinating finish.
$89.95
Sourced entire from the stellar Widdoes Vineyard in the Russian River Valley, this beautiful Pinot Noir has a deep rose color that's quite dark & brilliant. Complex floral/Read More...
herbal aromas of juniper, bay leaf, anise then wild berry sweetness, kirsch, sassafras and tobacco show this is a wine of great power and dimension. The palate offers rich boysenberry, maple, cocoa then mint and game. It has a fine tannin-acid balancing act, with fresh orange zest on the finish. Drink between 2012 and 2020.
$29.99
WINEMAKERS NOTE'S- "With its tiny crop and unusually cool summer, the 2011 vintage gave us an extraordinarily fresh and sleek Dutton Ranch Pinot. Though Read More...
the fundamental bright berry core and silky Green Valley tannins are always part and parcel of this wine, there is a particularly vivid aromatic freshness this year, which carries through in its bright acid and low alcohol in the mouth. Red berries combined with black cherry fruit in the nose is underlain with candied rhubarb and a hint of sandalwood and cinnamon. In the mouth, the cherry flavors are carried through on the wonderfully fine tannins--like warm cherry vanilla ice cream in a glass. The finish is exceptionally lengthy, and serves up the accompanying sweet berry cream pie. With our stellar salmon season this year, we like to use a bit in our marinade to make the pairing even more ideal. But don't limit yourself. A beauty of this wine is the boundless possibilities, from herb crusted poultry to grilled fish to slices of goat Gouda. Production: 2,486 cases."
$249.99
BURGHOUND 90-93 POINTS: "Here the wood influence is less subtle with a toasty if beautifully spicy nose of very ripe plum and black cherry aromas. Read More...
The naturally sweet medium weight plus flavors possess a velvety mid-palate as there is an abundance of sap that buffers the moderately firm tannic spine on the dusty, mouth coating and entirely serious finish. There is a mild touch of rusticity on the robust finale but overall, this is a well-balanced and harmonious effort that should age well."
$128.99
STEPHEN TANZER 91 POINTS - "(10% vendange entier): Good medium red. Pungent aromas of red berries and flinty minerality. Sweet, ripe and sexy, with Read More...
an almost creamy texture and expressive, musky flavors of raspberry, red cherry and orange zest. Then toughens up dramatically on the back end, finishing with firm, oak-driven tannins and bracing minerality. From the lieu-dit en Orveau."
$85.99
BURGHOUND 90-92 POINTS: "Mild reduction doesn't completely hide the otherwise ripe and moderately spiced red and dark berry fruit aromas. There is Read More...
very good richness to the relatively forward and supple middle weight flavors where the supporting tannins possess good phenolic maturity, which is a good thing because there is quite a contrast between the accessible mid-palate and very firm finish."
$59.95
Great Pinot Noir from Rutherford?! Yes, indeed! (As long as we’re using superlatives – great Chardonnay also). El Molino was established back in 1871. The winery, along with the historic label, Read More...
was resurrected in 1981 by Reg Oliver who focused on inimitable Chardonnay and distinctive Pinot from an appellation admittedly more famed for Cabernet Sauvignon. Reg passed away in 2005, but his daughter Lily has assumed the stewardship of the property along with her husband Jon Berlin who brings a wealth of Northern and Southern Hemisphere oenological experience to bear on the El Molino Burgundian tradition. We’ve always enjoyed more or less clueing in customers to both of their wines, particularly the Pinot, and hearing the positive responses when they come back for more.
WINE SPECTATOR 93 POINTS - "Ultrarich and layered, with complex, firm loamy earth, dried berry, black cherry and plum flavors evenly displayed, showing a crushed rock and loamy earth aftertaste, with pleasing suppleness. Drink now through 2023."
WINE SPECTATOR 93 POINTS - "Ultrarich and layered, with complex, firm loamy earth, dried berry, black cherry and plum flavors evenly displayed, showing a crushed rock and loamy earth aftertaste, with pleasing suppleness. Drink now through 2023."
$19.99
All of Elk Cove's Pinot Noir fruit undergoes the same meticulous vineyard management and gentle handling through a gravity flow system, thus achieving the elegance, texture and luscious Read More...
quality that are the hallmarks of exquisite Pinot Noirs. From the early pioneering days to now, their Willamette Valley Pinot Noir has remained the foundation of Elk Cove Vineyards. This Pinot Noir is blended from several select vineyard sites comprised of Pommard and Dijon plant material and shows the softest, most approachable drinking style Elk Cove makes.
$13.99
Produced entirely Pinot Noir grapes sourced in 2012 from their Estate, Windhill vineyards, and two other select sites in the Willamette Valley, this is Elk Cove's interpretation of Read More...
a “pink” wine! The Pinot Noir fruit is hand-harvested very ripe and gently whole bunch pressed with limited skin contact, which makes it virtually a “white Pinot Noir”. It is fermented cool in stainless steel tanks and then hand selected lots of fermented red Pinot Noir juice is blended back for color and texture. This wine is finished completely dry.
The 2012 Elk Cove Vineyards Pinot Noir Rosé is fragrant with white flowers and showing freshness with aromas of watermelon and sweet, red strawberry fruit! Enjoy this crisp, light, simply refreshing wine all by itself on a bright sunny day or pair it with succulent shellfish or roast chicken. Bon appétit!
The 2012 Elk Cove Vineyards Pinot Noir Rosé is fragrant with white flowers and showing freshness with aromas of watermelon and sweet, red strawberry fruit! Enjoy this crisp, light, simply refreshing wine all by itself on a bright sunny day or pair it with succulent shellfish or roast chicken. Bon appétit!
$59.98
If this label looks familiar, it's because it comes from the same owners as Far Nientte, Nickel & Nickel and Dolce! Their first release was the 2007, and while we're always a bit skeptical Read More...
of Cabernet producers dabbling in Pinot noir, one taste left us wanting seconds, thirds and fourths! Now that the 2011 has dropped, it is every bit as good as its predecessors. En Route owns two fantastic Pinot Noir properties: Graton Vineyard and the highly-esteemed Amber Ridge Vineyard! Both vineyards are planted to several different clones for added complexity and nuances.
The 2011 EnRoute Pinot Noir reveals beautiful aromatics of cherry, raspberry, and perfume with subtle floral and mineral notes, baking spices and toasted vanilla. On the palate, the wine enters with a juicy, red fruit presence and progresses into Pinot Noir’s hallmark silky, coating tannins. The finish is elegant and mouthwatering as the natural acidity leaves you refreshed and wanting more.
The 2011 EnRoute Pinot Noir reveals beautiful aromatics of cherry, raspberry, and perfume with subtle floral and mineral notes, baking spices and toasted vanilla. On the palate, the wine enters with a juicy, red fruit presence and progresses into Pinot Noir’s hallmark silky, coating tannins. The finish is elegant and mouthwatering as the natural acidity leaves you refreshed and wanting more.
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