Coyote Canyon
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Coyote Canyon 2001 The Big Pond Pinot Noir (Santa Lucia Highlands)
- $42
This is an elaboration of the winery’s regular Santa Lucia bottling, being darker, oakier and fuller-bodied. The red berry flavors have more intense suggestions of black fruits and coffee. Yet the wine maintains a crisp delicacy and elegance. The finish alone is worth extra points.
— S.H.
(12/1/2004)
Coyote Canyon 2001 Sangiovese (Russian River Valley)
- $30
If you can open the faux-wax capsule — no easy task! — you’ll find a lovely wine. Drinks dry, supple and light-bodied, like a fine Pinot, with black cherry, earth, tobacco and dried herb flavors that are balanced with crisp acids. Bone dry, it’s a delicate but assertive wine. It’s hard to imagine a more versatile red to have with everything from roast lamb to pizza.
— S.H.
(9/1/2003)
Coyote Canyon 1999 Garys' Vineyard Pinot Noir (Santa Lucia Highlands)
- $55
My, how pricy wines from this vineyard have become. This release is rather herbal and earthy, with mushroomy, beet and black cherry flavors with an edge of sweet dried tomato. It’s very dry and well-balanced, with considerable oak. Brims with young, firm acids and is a hopeful cellar candidate.
— S.H.
(8/1/2003)
Coyote Canyon 2001 Chenin Blanc (Santa Lucia Highlands)
- $21
One of the better California Chenins of recent years, a clean, dry and crisply acidic wine with citrus, tobacco and dried herb flavors, and a sweet-and-sour finish. Built along Sauvignon Blanc lines, but richer.
— S.H.
(12/15/2003)
Coyote Canyon 2002 Pinot Noir (Santa Lucia Highlands)
- $18
Pale in color, with delicate but spicy aromas of cola, gingerbread, cherries and smoky oak, this is really a pleasant wine. It’s silky and light in texture, with good flavors of red berries and spices, and is dry and crisp. Finishes with an elegant flourish of spicy oak.
— S.H.
(11/1/2004)
Coyote Canyon 2002 Reserve Pinot Noir (Santa Cruz Mountains)
- $32
A lovely Pinot, lightly colored, delicate, silky and elegant. You’ll find pretty flavors of cherries, cola, peppery spices and herbs, with gentle oak shadings.
— S.H.
(11/1/2004)
Coyote Canyon 2002 Syrah (Arroyo Seco)
- $32
Ripe in blackberry and coffee flavors, and completely dry, this is a good dinner wine that is searching for a varietal identity. It has nice, even tannins and acids, and no particular personality.
— S.H.
(12/31/2004)
Coyote Canyon 2002 Chenin Blanc (Santa Lucia Highlands)
- $15
Bitter in acidity and bone dry, this wine has lemon and lime, vanilla and herb flavors. Finishes acidic and clean. Needs food.
— S.H.
(12/31/2004)
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