Winery - William Church
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Citrus rind and grapefruit fruit flavors are set against more floral highlights. It’s as refreshing as a gin and tonic, and even carries a hint of quinine flavor in the finish. The wine is sturdy and consistent through the middle and finishes with a gentle fade.
0 out of 0 people thought this note was helpful.
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A lovely Viognier, with juicy citrus flavors set against honeysuckle and lemon tea. Perfect balance, as the acids keep the wine in check, and the citrus rind and grapefruit flavors are complemented by floral highlights. Very refreshing and clean.
0 out of 0 people thought this note was helpful.
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This is a quite different mix than previous versions of the Bishop’s Blend Red, and in my experience the best ever. Seductive and smoky, it grabs you from the get-go with aromas of sweet fruit and toasty barrel. It’s full in front, smooth in the middle and soft in the finish. Just a hint of herb and leaf in the tannins, which may play out well with a few years of cellaring.
0 out of 0 people thought this note was helpful.
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A very classy effort, with the barrel influence pulled back and the fruit ripened to a nice blend of berry and raisin. Tannins are firm and slightly scrapey; and the structure overall brings the fruit, tannin, acids and oak into good balance. The finish lingers with threads of smoke and coffee.
0 out of 0 people thought this note was helpful.
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A Bordeaux blend of five grapes, this melds blackberry and black cherry fruit with plenty of toasty oak and ground coffee. It’s a nice mix of fruit and barrel, dark and smoky, but not too heavy at 14.2% alcohol.
0 out of 0 people thought this note was helpful.
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A fine selection of vineyards (Dineen, Red Willow, and Stillwater Creek) blends into a smooth, licorice-laden Syrah with plenty of pepper and spice. The fruit is tart and clean, the acids appropriate, the tannins polished, and the finish long and interesting, with seams of vanilla, licorice, tobacco and coffee.
0 out of 0 people thought this note was helpful.
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Fresh and beautifully defined, this textbook Viognier marries citrus fruit, peaches and honeysuckle to light tannins that suggest lemony tea. Persistent and balanced, with the alcohol at 14.3%, it is really a lovely sipping wine, just right for spring.
0 out of 0 people thought this note was helpful.
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Aromatic with pepper and fresh-cut tobacco, well defined by herbal fruits and leafy tannins, this single-vineyard Malbec is stylish and balanced. What is missing is depth, but the balance and length are just right, and the wine does not overreach.
0 out of 0 people thought this note was helpful.
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A sharp, herbal blend of Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon, showing hints of resin in its aromas. The pale red fruit flavors are tart, light, and simple.
0 out of 0 people thought this note was helpful.
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A warm year ripens the fruit well at this cool climate site; so well that it’s just on the edge of raisiny. There are mixed flavors of Bourbon-soaked raisins, plum pudding and coffee liqueur; the barrels show more strongly than the fruit, at least for now.
0 out of 0 people thought this note was helpful.
