Winery - Bonterra
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Last year’s release was the best Bonterra Merlot ever. This one’s right up there. It’s rich and dry and exceedingly fruity, with long, deep cherry, blackberry and cocoa flavors complexed with coffee and herb nuances. The mouthfeel is vibrant and interesting.
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Bonterra Merlot - 2003
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This is a nice, pretty wine that seems sweet because it has so much fruity extract, but actually measures quite dry: just 0.38% residual sugar. The main aroma and flavor is tangerine, with a succulent vanilla note, like an old-fashioned popsicle. Tastes great, with fine, steely acidity, and a long, "sticky" finish.
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Bonterra Viognier - 1997
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Showcases Viognier’s exotic, flowery side, with strong aromas of honeysuckle and jasmine accented with citrus fruits and peaches, coconut, and smoke and vanilla. There’s lots of extract, and it veers to stone fruits, especially peaches. It’s very light and elegant, and slightly sweet. This wine would be perfect with grilled trout. Editors’ Choice.
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Bonterra Viognier - 1999
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Bonterra has always done a good job with Viognier, and here’s another one. Maybe it’s the biodynamic grapes, but the fruit is so clean and pure. Apricots, peaches, papayas and spicy flavors all come together in a honeyed texture, but the wine is dry and quite perky in acidity.
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Bonterra Viognier - 2005
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Solidly in the Bonterra Zin style, the ’06 succeeds with polished flavors of cherries, blackberries and cola. The wine feels lightly gentle and silky in the mouth, with the weight and body of a Pinot Noir.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A little on the sweet side, a little rustic, but this is a pleasant Zin, and you can easily imagine drinking it on some terrace in wine country, as the sun goes down. If that’s not an option, try barbecued steak or pork chops, and decant for a few hours.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Made from organically-grown grapes, this is a purely delicious wine, with zesty pear and berry fruit that zips across the palate. This is the first Roussanne from Fetzer’s Bonterra winery and they have captured the spirit of this Rhône varietal.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Ultra-fruity, offering waves of ripe black cherries, plums, red currants and cola, accented with sweet, vanilla-scented oak. Good and dry, with rich tannins, but would benefit from greater restraint and subtlety. Drink now.
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Bonterra Merlot - 2007
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A wonderful red wine, full-bodied, dry and elegant. It shows Cabernet character in the blackberries, cherries and black currants, but that’s balanced with an earthiness and minerality and even some smoked meat notes that must come from a percentage of Syrah and Petite Sirah. Tasted in a flight of much more expensive Cabs, this one easily stood out. Drink now–2011.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
You never know what you’re going to get in a California Roussanne. This one’s dry, very crisp in acidity and complex, with citrus, honeysuckle, white apricot and spice flavors. Try as a substitute for an oaky Sauvignon Blanc.
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