by Ray Johnson | Feb 5, 2009 | California, Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley, Sonoma County
Paul Hobbs, Russian River Valley, Lindsay Estate Vineyard, Pinot Noir 2006 This wine delivers full concentration in the signature polished style of Hobbs. P&B in Sebastopol 14.8% $79.99 at Bottle Barn Paul Hobbs
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, 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...
by Ray Johnson | Jan 29, 2009 | California, Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley, Sonoma County
Rochioli, Russian River Valley, Pinot Noir 2006 There’s a very sweet expression of fruit in the nose. The mouth is repeats this theme delivering long on the fruit – there’s a yumminess to this wine. Estate grown, produced & bottled in Healdsburg...
by Ray Johnson | Jan 19, 2009 | California, Chardonnay, Russian River Valley
Girard, Russian River Valley, Chardonnay 2007 The fruit for this wine is sourced from the Dutton Ranch and the Porte Cochere Vineyard. This is a rich and thick Chardonnay that carries its weight well. The acidity maintains a spring in this wine’s step while the...
