Winery - Vision Cellars
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This is quite a good Pinot Noir, and one to drink now for its silky deliciousness. It flatters the palate with ripe flavors of raspberries, cherries, cola, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and pepper. Hard to imagine anyone not liking it a lot.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A bit thin, but dry and okay with simple fare, like fruit salad and ham sandwiches. Shows modest flavors of cherries, vanilla and spice.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A blend of Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Gris, this wine is made in a fresh, approachable style. It’s a little sweet in candied citrus, fig and vanilla flavors, but balanced with rich acidity.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Too big by far for a Pinot Noir, this single-vineyard bottling is heavy-handed. It has caramelized cherry and blackberry fruit flavors and a soft, candied quality. Ultimately, it lacks the elegance and delicacy of a fine wine.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Two of the crispest and most savory white varieties in California are Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Gris/Grigio, and this blend of both shows the best qualities of each. It’s just slightly off-dry and vibrant in citrus, fig, melon and vanilla flavors, with beautiful acidity.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This is textbook Sonoma Pinot, with its aromas of cherries, cola, coffee and smoke, rich flavors and silky tannins. Drinks long and deep, with masses of berry and spice flavors and firm acidity. A perfect accompaniment to a wide range of foods, and thoroughly enjoyable.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
With cherry, cola, pomegranate, herb tea and smoky vanilla flavors, this Pinot is dry, silky and direct, offering immediate charm. At its best now.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This is a big, voluptuous Pinot, solidly in the Garys’ style, but it possesses a delicate silkiness despite the size. In its extreme youth, the wine is all primary fruit and oak, with flavors of cherries, black raspberries, red licorice, cola and smoky vanilla. It feels broad and obvious, in the way of a young wine. However, 1-3 years in the bottle should bring out complexity.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
When California Riesling succeeds, it’s because of wines like this, which hails from a well-farmed, cool-climate region. The two most important varietal elements, racy acidity and subtle flavor, both are here. The latter suggest peaches, Meyer lemons and wildflowers, with a rich undertow of stony minerals, and the finish is wonderfully bone dry. What a great restaurant wine.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A sound, everyday Pinot Noir, with cherry, currant, cola, tobacco and pepper flavors wrapped into rather jagged tannins. Drink now.
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