Source: Wine Enthusiast • May 2021
2019 Albariño, Spanish Springs Vineyard
Subtle on the nose at first, this brisk bottling opens toward green pear, lime-peel and mossy stone aromas, with a bit of air. Zesty acidity and a chalky mouthfeel deliver what's most needed in a white wine of this style, with fresh flavors of grapefruit rind and flesh popping as well.
- Matt KettmannSource: Wine Enthusiast • May 2021
2019 Sauvingnon Blanc, Edna Valley
Briny aromas of kelp and other seashore elements meet with pasilla chile on the intriguing nose of this bottling. The texture is taut and engaging, allowing the mossy flavors to be spiced up by tangy lime and green peppercorn.
- Matt KettmannSource: Wine Enthusiast • May 2020
2017 Grenache, Bee Sweet Vineyard
Light in the glass, this is a delicious wine, starting with aromas of blistered strawberry, creamy rose petals and a touch of hibiscus. There's a compelling snap to the sip, where Montmorency cherry and strawberry flavors are wrapped in light leather and game, finishing on a fruit-punch kick.
- Matt KettmannSource: Vinous • January 2021
2017 Pinot Noir, Stone Corral Vineyard
Vivid ruby-red. Aromas of cherry cola, black raspberry and pungent flowers, with vanilla and exotic spice nuances in the background. Appealingly sweet and penetrating on the palate, offering juicy red and blue fruit preserve, rose pastille and mocha flavors that take on a spicy aspect with air. Concentrated but lively as well, showing sharp definition on an impressively long finish framed by supple, even tannins. 40% new French oak.
- Josh Raynolds
Source: Vinous • January 2021
2018 Pinot Noir, Edna Valley
Dark, shimmering garnet. Highly perfumed scents of fresh red and dark berries, allspice and rose oil; a bright mineral flourish adds vivacity. Fleshy, expansive raspberry, cherry and boysenberry flavors show excellent depth as well as energy, and no rough edges. Finishes juicy, appealingly sweet and very long, with lingering cherry and floral notes and sneaky, harmonious tannins. 20% new French oak.
- Josh Raynolds
Source: Vinous • January 2021
2018 Chardonnay, Edna Valley
Bright yellow-gold. Pear nectar, tangerine, honey and jasmine scents are sharpened by zesty ginger and smoky mineral flourishes. Shows seamless texture and solid thrust to ripe citrus and orchard fruit and sweet butter flavors, which tighten up on the back half. Closes long and silky, with tarragon and bitter quinine notes lingering. 20% new French oak.
- Josh Raynolds
Source: Vinous • January 2021
2017 Grenache, Bee Sweet Vineyard
Brilliant garnet. Fresh raspberry, cherry and baking spices on the highly fragrant nose. In a silky, energetic style, offering intense red fruit and spicecake flavors that turn deeper and pick up a smoky quality on the back half. Smooth and seamless on the impressively long, gently tannic finish, which features a sappy red berry liqueur note and resonating spiciness. Raised in one-year-old and neutral French oak barrels.
- Josh RaynoldsSource: Vinous • January 2021
2019 Albariño, Spanish Springs Vineyard
Pale, green-tinged straw. High-pitched citrus fruit and floral scents develop a chalky mineral note as the wine opens up. Taut, focused and light on its feet, offering lemon pith, ginger and green apple flavors and a deeper suggestion of melon on the back half. Closes brisk and precise, with a refreshingly bitter quinine nuance and very good, floral-driven persistence. All stainless steel.
- Josh RaynoldsSource: Vinous • January 2021
2018 Pinot Noir, San Luis Obispo County
Deep red. Assertive red fruit, floral and spice qualities on the highly perfumed nose. Silky, seamless and penetrating in the mouth, offering vibrant raspberry and bitter cherry flavors that take a sweeter turn through the midpalate. Finishes very long and spicy, with discreet tannins and a lingering red fruit liqueur note. All used French oak.
- Josh RaynoldsSource: Vinous • April 2020
2016 Pinot Noir, Edna Valley Estate
Glistening ruby-red. Expansive red and dark berry scents show a suave floral quality and a hint of smoky minerals. Urgent, spice-tinged bitter cherry and raspberry flavors spread out slowly and turn sweeter with air. Fine-grained tannins build steadily on an impressively long, penetrating finish that leaves notes of Chambord and candied rose behind.
- Josh Raynolds