49 Wine Reviews Found

  • Region: Sonoma County
Audelssa Cabernet Sauvignon 2006
94 Points

Audelssa Cabernet Sauvignon 2006

Features a complex array of dark fruit, cedar, semisweet chocolate, exotic spices, espresso and blackberry flavors…finishing with elegant oak and soft tannins that will drink well tonight or anytime over the next 3 years, peaking in 2011 in our estimate.

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Barnett Pinot Noir Viento Valle 2007
94 Points

Barnett Pinot Noir Viento Valle 2007

Rich and full-bodied, with complex, concentrated wild berry and blackberry fruit that’s focused, with hints of sage and espresso, ending with ripe, integrated tannins and a long finish. Drink now through 2014. Boutique production less than 500 cases.

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Beau Vigne Chardonnay Persuasion 2008
94 Points

Beau Vigne Chardonnay Persuasion 2008

Big and luscious, Persuasion offers a nose of honey, melon, hints of lavender. On the palate savor orange marmalade, pears, and beautiful tropical notes of mango, papaya, and peaches with a long bright and clear finish. real Russian River Valley stunner. No virus found in this incoming message.

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Benovia Pinot Noir Cohn Vineyard 2011
96 Points

Benovia Pinot Noir Cohn Vineyard 2011

The medium ruby color is joined by gorgeously intense aromas of spring flowers, Queen Anne cherries with delightfully alluring notes of strawberry rhubarb pie and holiday spices. Year after year this site has a hallmark of an ethereally-floral aromatic quality, with sensual texture, minerality and an impressive length for a seductive, complex experience to be...

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Benovia Zinfandel Sonoma 2008
95 Points

Benovia Zinfandel Sonoma 2008

Lively aromas of vine-ripened blackberries and kirsch liquor are followed by flavors reminiscent of fresh-baked blackberry pie and fresh-cracked white pepper. This succulent wine has a multi-layered texture, with sweet luscious tannins and a long finish.

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Bjornstad Chardonnay Barbed Oak 2007
93 Points

Bjornstad Chardonnay Barbed Oak 2007

Aromas of honeysuckle burst forth from this richly textured new wine that exudes a galaxy of rich, ripe flavors that include fresh tropical fruit, walnuts and a hint of banana cream pie on the satisfying finish. The first sip of this wine is thrilling experience reminiscent of bursting through the caramelized layer of a decadent...

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Blue Rock Cabernet Sauvignon Baby Blue 2006
92 Points

Blue Rock Cabernet Sauvignon Baby Blue 2006

Features notes of creme de cassis, dark fruit flavors (blackberry, plums), lavender, and well-integrated oak. Having spent less time in new French Oak, this wine is ready for prime time now but will also age well for the next two years, peaking around 2010 in our estimate.

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Capture Sauvignon Blanc Pionniers 2011
95 Points

Capture Sauvignon Blanc Pionniers 2011

Les Pionniers has a beautiful nose with delicate aromas of Meyer lemon, ripe pear, mango and white spring flowers. Super bright on the mid-palate, yet creamy and fresh with great minerality, showing off the terroir with a crisp, juicy and lingering finish.

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