The 2015 Chardonnay Bootlegger's Hill is a powerful wine that shows a more phenolic expression of Chardonnay. Winemaker Nico Cueva gave the 2015 12 months in oak followed by 3 months in concrete. Even that longer aging has... Read More
Similarly styled (to the 2010), the 2012 Pinot Noir Gap's Crown has plenty of charred spices, plum, licorice, scorched earth and dried flowers to go with a medium to full-bodied, rich, yet nicely focused style on the palate.... Read More
From a large vineyard (Gap's Crown is roughly 130 acres), the 2013 Pinot Noir Gap's Crown Vineyard comes from a smaller 37-acre parcel owned by Kosta Browne, which lies at an elevation of 1,000 feet above sea level. Harvest... Read More
Supple and generous, with ripe plum and blackberry flavors, this is aromatic and delicate, enticingly friendly and easy to drink, ending with fine-grained tannins. Drink now.-JL
Dark, succulent and inviting. The biggest and most powerful of the Sonoma Coast Pinots, the 2015 Pinot Noir Gap's Crown is ample and voluptuous, but it will also need time to be at its best. There is no shortage of drive to... Read More
Dark, succulent and inviting. The biggest and most powerful of the Sonoma Coast Pinots, the 2015 Pinot Noir Gap's Crown is ample and voluptuous, but it will also need time to be at its best. There is no shortage of drive to... Read More
One of the more tight and backwards efforts from this vineyard, the 2013 Pinot Noir Garys' Vineyard was mostly destemmed (19% whole clusters) and aged 16 months in 46% new French oak. Medium-bodied, focused and downright racy... Read More
The 2015 Pinot Noir Garys' Vineyard is the most expressive of the Santa Lucia Highlands Pinots. Racy red-toned fruit, orange peel and attractive aromatic lift from the whole clusters give the wine its distinctive personality.... Read More
Aged 16 months in 47% new French oak, the medium ruby colored 2016 Pinot Noir Garys' Vineyard opens with a touch of alcoholic heat and balsamic, with a pretty perfume of dried rose petals, cranberries and tangerine peel underneath,... Read More
Always one of the most distinctive wines in the range, the 2015 Pinot Noir Giusti Ranch packs a serious punch. Black cherry, plum, lavender, spice, menthol licorice and dark spices imbue the Giusti with real personality and class.... Read More
Aged 16 months in 48% new French oak, the 2016 Pinot Noir Giusti Ranch has a medium ruby color and offers baking spice-laced cranberry sauce, raspberry and strawberry preserves with hints of rose petals, blueberries, loam and... Read More