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Pinot Noir Perfection from Spectacular Sites in Santa Lucia Highlands Most talented winemakers know that the secret to world-class California Pinot Noir lay in the perch, the fog, and the guy who farmed it. When Dan Fitzgerald and John Harley (alums of Williams-Selyem and Donum Estate, respectively) first walked the rows of Gary Franscioni’s Soberanes…
The Tireless Wizard of Ojai & His Pinot Noir Potions He’s the ultimate throwback. Maybe that’s why we keep going back. Nowhere on the coast is a winemaker so utterly obsessed with making signature, single-vineyard wines — with barely an eye for selling them — than up here in the Ojai hills. In three bare-bones,…
500 cases made—we have the last 100 Winemaker David Mahaffey owns two of our favorite insider-wines: Palladian in St. Helena, just below Meadowood resort, abutting Harlan’s sacred vines, and Olivia Brion, a tiny-production Pinot Noir from the Wild Horse Valley AVA. Just 15 minutes east of Napa, Wild Horse Valley fruit is in increasingly high…
Once Every 20 Years in Oregon Nine years before the 1994 vintage that set Oregon Pinot ablaze on the world stage, Ken Wright drove to the Willamette Valley with 10 barrels of CALIFORNIA red wine, intent to release it under a new label, Panther Creek. The young Wright was unaware that he’d illegally transported wine…
Spectator’s 94-97pt “Vintage of a Lifetime” on Freedom Hill In early April, we attended the first “Willamette” Pinot Noir auction, Oregon’s answer to Napa’s Premiere Napa Valley. Hundreds of collectors, retailers, and distributors came to The Allison Inn & Spa in Newberg loaded for bear, ready to drop thousands on 5-to-10-case lots of stunning single-vineyard…
A 96-Point Goldilocks Vintage in Oregon The 2014 Ponzi Classico Pinot Noir is what happens when a pioneering Willamette Valley family has all the cards stacked in their favor. Wine Enthusiast has said Ponzi wines are “some of the most elegant wines in the world.” Wine Spectator says “all Oregon Pinot Noirs are measured against…
Pinot Noir Excellence Masquerading as a “Table Wine” Encountering the 2014 Ponzi Vineyards Pinot Noir Tavola Willamette Valley on the menu at NYC’s Jean-Georges was like reuniting with an old friend. We met so many of the founding fathers of Oregon Pinot Noir in 1987, at the first International Pinot Noir Celebration in McMinnville. We…
Top Value of Wine Enthusiast 2014 Pinot Noirs At the 31st International Pinot Noir Celebration in Oregon, we tasted spectacular wine from 70+ worldwide producers. By the end, we had a clear winner: the 2014 Ponzi Vineyards Reserve Pinot Noir Willamette Valley. This silky jewel won 96 points and a “Cellar Selection” commendation from Wine…
Oregon’s 94-97pt 2014 Vintage in Willamette Valley In August 2015, we traveled to Willamette Valley and tasted Oregon’s 2014 Pinot Noirs just before they went into bottle. We listened to one grower after another describe a miracle growing season that was sensational both qualitatively and quantitatively. Before we flew home, we made a gigantic bet…
Littorai. Hirsch. Peay. Williams-Selyem. These are legendary pioneers of the deep Sonoma Coast. Over the last three decades, these producers have defined one of the most singular styles of American Pinot Noir. Add to that list the Red Car Wine Company — named to this year’s list of Wine & Spirits “Top 100 Wineries.” A…
The Platt Vineyard on the True Sonoma Coast attracts the top producers in Sonoma County: Littorai, Ramey, Radio-Coteau, and Rivers-Marie all make Platt Vineyard bottlings, which command $60+ per bottle. We’re only able to offer this incredible price because the Platt Vineyard has caught the attention (read between the lines on that one) of a…
Carneros Pinot Noir: Why 2014 May Be the Best Vintage Ever Since 2000, Carneros’s top Pinot Noir producers have been treated to a five sensational vintages: 2001, 2007, 2009, 2012, and 2013. But as we “made the rounds” last fall, barrel-tasting with a half-dozen veteran winemakers, there was near consensus: 2014 may well be the…
A True Taste of California Pinot Noir We can’t think of a more classic expression of California Pinot Noir than the 2014 Saintsbury Carneros Pinot. Consider this trifecta: It hails from one of California’s marquee Pinot regions, is produced by one of the most revered wineries in the region, and represents the California Pinot Noir…
Where Côte de Beaune Meets Sonoma Coast Fort Ross is one of the most magnificent vineyard properties on the Sonoma Coast. Robert Parker had tipped most enthusiasts off in his own rave of winemaker Jeff Pisoni’s “impressive Burgundian-style Pinot Noirs that merit serious attention,” and comment that “these are all impressive wines sold at extremely…
2014 Oregon Pinot Noir: “No Finer Value in the World” We first tasted the stunning 2014 Oregon Pinot Noirs from barrel in April of 2015. Wine Spectator confirmed our inkling, dropping a blazing 94-97 points on the vintage overall, fueling the fire every week with each new score of 94 points or more. Soon after,…
Winemaker Mark Vlossak’s “Earth-Shattering” 2014 Pinot Noirs In August 2015, we traveled to Willamette Valley and tasted Oregon’s 2014 Pinot Noirs just before they went into bottle. We listened to one grower after another describe a miracle growing season that was sensational both qualitatively and quantitatively. Before we flew home, we made a gigantic bet…
The Outlier in Parker’s Gang of Five It’s been almost 25 years since Jim Clendenen first introduced us to the Talley family’s Rosemary’s Vineyard Pinot Noir with an epic late-’80s bottle from Au Bon Climat. Adam Tolmach would soon follow suit at Ojai, grabbing every cluster the Talleys would sell to him. Bryan Babcock came…
Pinot Noir from “One of the Best Winemakers in California” Exceptional winemaking skill, royally impressive owners, and some of the best grapes in Santa Barbara’s Sta. Rita Hills AVA all conspired to make this lavish, layered, dark-fruited 94-point 2014 The Hilt Pinot Noir. For starters, winemaker Matt Dees cut his teeth at Staglin learning from…
Year after year, demand for Cristom is through the roof. Considered by many to be Oregon’s all-time greatest Pinot house, their estate wines compete with top-end Burgundy for elegance and finesse. In 2019, Cristom made the list of Wine & Sprits’ Top 100 Wineries and Wine Spectator’s Top 100 Wines. Thanks to our long-standing relationship…
Anne Sery Martindale’s Blink … and a Banker’s Cash Call in Oregon Anne Sery Martindale was born on Réunion Island. Her father was a French diplomat with an exhaustive wine cellar and exquisite taste in Burgundy. On weekends, the family dinner table featured bottles from the likes of Roumier, Méo-Camuzet, Mortet, and Barthod. While still…
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