Winery - Buttonwood Farm
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Every year a handful of Santa Ynez vintners tries to play in the Merlot-Cabernet sweepstakes. This entry keeps their game alive, without advancing any closer to the goal line. It’s nuanced with soft tannins, but a touch of greens. Needs that North Coast oomph. —S.H.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A good Bordeaux blend, rich with tobacco, blackberry and earthy flavors, with a generous overlay of wood. Feels sharp and pinpointed in the mouth, with a good focus. The finish is dry and dusty with tannins. —S.H.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
They couldn’t keep a stubborn streak of green stalkiness out of this wine. But that mintiness is just one flavor in a spectrum of cherries, blackberries and spices. Easy drinking.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Nice enough, with distinct blackcurrant flavors and good oak integration. Balanced, too, with dry tannins and acidity. The drawback is a sharpness and stubborn herbal streak that probably won’t melt with aging.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Packed with candied blackberry fruit and mint, this user-friendly wine drinks nice and easy. It’s stylishly dry, with sculpted tannins and good acidity. In fact, it’s downright gulpable. Drink early with grilled meats.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Napa denizens won’t lose any sleep over South Coast Cabs, which haven’t managed to find the richness and complexity of their northern cousins. This one’s dominated by currant, oak and berry notes, and has dry, dusty tannins. Ultimately it’s rather simple.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Dry and grassy, with high acidity that makes the palate clean and zesty. The lemon, lime, grapefruit and floral flavors finish with a scour of peppery spice.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Zingy is a great word for this dry, crisp Sauvignon Blanc. The lemon, lime, grapefruit and spice flavors cleanse the palate. Nice with shellfish, goat cheese, grilled veggies.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This is the kind of wine that shows better with food than it does on its own. Its modulated balance is understated, but the polished cherry, tobacco and herb flavors, easy tannins and gentle oak make it perfect for the table.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
There's a part of this small lush valley, poised between fog and sun, that gives Sauvignon Blanc an extra edge of interest, combining the grape's citrus, weedy character with fatter ones of apricot and honeydew. This is that kind of wine. Thirteen percent Sémillon adds cashew and fig notes, while high acidity keeps things bright and crisp. Nice value, too.
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