Winery - WillowBrook Cellars
Showing 1-8
of 8
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Simple and sweet, with cola and cherry cough medicine flavors. The sugary taste reprises on the finish.
0 out of 0 people thought this note was helpful.
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Smells oaky and spicy, but it’s almost shockingly lean in fruit. Tastes like oak-flavored alcohol, acids and tannins.
0 out of 0 people thought this note was helpful.
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
The underlying fruit has flavors that veer toward green apple tart, with the baked, sweet taste of pie crust. Acids are crisp and uplifting. A generous overlay of oak and lees adds the final touches of buttercream and a rich texture to this nice, foodworthy wine.
0 out of 0 people thought this note was helpful.
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Not a success. The wine has a rustic feeling, and is so soft, it makes the cola and cherry flavors taste syrupy. Lacks life and vivacity.
0 out of 0 people thought this note was helpful.
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
There’s a one-dimensional, candied feeling to this Pinot. It has cola, green mint jelly and raspberry jam flavors. Drink now.
0 out of 0 people thought this note was helpful.
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
The vineyard has been the source of great Pinots from the likes of Dutton-Goldfield and Sebastopol, but Willowbrook’s bottling is a disappointment. It’s simple and sweet, with cola and candied Lifesaver flavors.
0 out of 0 people thought this note was helpful.
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This single-vineyard Pinot doesn’t have the firm dryness you expect of a Pinot Noir from this appellation, but instead collapses in sugary, simple raspberry and cherry jelly flavors. Regains a point or two for silkiness.
0 out of 0 people thought this note was helpful.
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Herbal and earthy, with mint, dill, clove and rhubarb notes that drink dry and a little unripe.
0 out of 0 people thought this note was helpful.
Showing 1-8
of 8
