by Ray Johnson | Feb 3, 2009 | California, Chasselas Dore, Sonoma County, Sonoma Valley
Berthoud, Sonoma Valley, Pagani Ranch, Chasselas Dore 2007 There’s a flinty character in the nose and the mouth is austere. The fruit is sourced from 100 year-old vines grown in the vineyard known for its very old Zinfandel. P&B in Sonoma 12% $19.99 at...
by Ray Johnson | Jan 29, 2009 | California, Late Harvest White, Riesling, Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, White Dessert
S3x, Russian River Valley, Late Harvest, Riesling 2006 Tasted back in early ’08 this wine was a show-stopper. Now in early ’09 the dried apricots are still shining with essence of honey in the nose. What makes this wine so special is the acidity which...
by Ray Johnson | Jan 29, 2009 | California, Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast, Sonoma County
James Family, Sonoma Coast, Stony Point Vineyard, Pinot Noir 2007 The nose features sweet fruit, earthiness and a little warmth while the mouth is a delicious combination of red fruits, earthiness and brown spices. P&B by the James Family in Sebastopol from the...
by Ray Johnson | Jan 29, 2009 | Anderson Valley, California, Mendocino County, Pinot Noir
MacPhail Family, Anderson Valley, Frattey Shams Vineyard, Pinot Noir 2006 This wine is smoky and warm in the nose and pure suppleness in the mouth. The cherry fruit integrates perfectly with the oak – very polished. The wine spent 11 months in French oak....
by Ray Johnson | Jan 29, 2009 | California, Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley, Sonoma County
Kosta Browne, Russian River Valley, Amber Ridge Vineyard, Pinot Noir 2004 Sweet oak and brown spices blend with some notes of evolution as this wine develops bottle bouquet. It’s beginning to move into a more complex realm where Pinot shows why it is fit to...
by Ray Johnson | Jan 29, 2009 | California, Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley, Sonoma County
Williams Selyem, Russian River Valley, Rochioli Riverblock Vineyard, Pinot Noir 2006 The fruit smells from the nose just pop out at you, a mix of the fresh and the candied. In the mouth, the fruit repeats with a creaminess that adds a most delightful caress of the...
