JEB DUNNUCK 96 POINTS - "Sean Capiaux is based in the Napa Valley, where he is the winemaker at O’Shaughnessy. He makes his own Pinots at Progeny, a sister property on Mount Veeder. Working with four single vineyards, he started his own label when he was at Peter Michael in 1994, starting with Hirsch. In 1998, he made his first Pisoni and, with James Hall of Patz & Hall, is the longest buyer of Pisoni fruit."
"From one of the warmer sites in the appellation, the 2023 Pinot Noir Pisoni Vineyard is big in style, tannin, and dark berry flavor yet well-balanced, a showcase of intensely rich, layered fruit that is accented in sage, spice, and dried herb. Winemaker Sean Capiaux has worked with Pisoni since 1998, and as such is one of the longest-standing purchasers of that fruit, and his understanding of the site is in clear view here. This will be a long-lived wine; enjoy best 2028-2038."
ANTONIO GALLONI 94 POINTS - "Sean Capiaux presented a stellar set of 2023 Pinots. These are some of the best wines I have tasted here. The 2023s were done with about 20% stems and saw 10-11 months in French oak, about 20% new. Like so many of his colleagues, Capiaux focuses a bit more on freshness these days, an approach that works quite well in balancing the natural exuberance he achieves in the sites in this portfolio. From top to bottom, this is a gorgeous set of wines."
"The 2023 Pinot Noir Pisoni Vineyard is another potent wine in this range. Dark red/purplish fruit, rose petal, lavender, white pepper and orange peel all race across the palate, buffered by bright, salivating acids and long, finessed tannins."
"From one of the warmer sites in the appellation, the 2023 Pinot Noir Pisoni Vineyard is big in style, tannin, and dark berry flavor yet well-balanced, a showcase of intensely rich, layered fruit that is accented in sage, spice, and dried herb. Winemaker Sean Capiaux has worked with Pisoni since 1998, and as such is one of the longest-standing purchasers of that fruit, and his understanding of the site is in clear view here. This will be a long-lived wine; enjoy best 2028-2038."
ANTONIO GALLONI 94 POINTS - "Sean Capiaux presented a stellar set of 2023 Pinots. These are some of the best wines I have tasted here. The 2023s were done with about 20% stems and saw 10-11 months in French oak, about 20% new. Like so many of his colleagues, Capiaux focuses a bit more on freshness these days, an approach that works quite well in balancing the natural exuberance he achieves in the sites in this portfolio. From top to bottom, this is a gorgeous set of wines."
"The 2023 Pinot Noir Pisoni Vineyard is another potent wine in this range. Dark red/purplish fruit, rose petal, lavender, white pepper and orange peel all race across the palate, buffered by bright, salivating acids and long, finessed tannins."
