97 points

Dutton-Goldfield 2010 Dutton Ranch - Rued Vineyard Chardonnay (Green Valley)

The cold and fog actually helped this Chardonnay, which achieves a remarkable delicacy and tartness despite the power of its fruit. Really remarkable for the flood of golden mango, Asian pear and Key lime pie richness, which is grounded by a firm minerality. Oak influence and aging on the lees lend the perfect…  — S.H.   Published 9/1/2012
96 points

Dutton-Goldfield 2008 Dutton Ranch - Rued Vineyard Chardonnay (Green Valley)

This vineyard has proved itself for so many years that it’s practically a guarantee of greatness. This 2008 is a real stunner. It’s so rich and exotic, so balanced and dry, so clean. Dazzles with pear, pineapple, lychee, roasted hazelnut, crème brûlée, buttered toast, honey and spice flavors, wrapped into a creamy…  — S.H.   Published 12/15/2010
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96 points

Dutton-Goldfield 2005 Dutton Ranch - Freestone Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir (Russian River Valley)

This is ageable and enormously complex, and should do very interesting things over the next six years. Right now it is tight and fresh in primary fruits and acidity. It’s an enormously rich wine, vast in black cherries, pomegranates, cola, red plums, balsam and sautéed mushroom flavors, with a gamy, forest-floor…  — S.H.   Published 12/1/2007
95 points

Dutton-Goldfield 2004 Dutton Ranch - Rued Vineyard Chardonnay (Russian River Valley)

Four things define this wine. Extraordinarily ripe fruit, high acidity, a terroir-driven minerality, and lots of new French oak. The flavors are of tropical fruits, the ripest white peaches and vanilla cream, baked into spicy pastry crust. The impression is of impossible richness, California Chardonnay at its most…  — S.H.   Published 12/15/2006
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95 points

Dutton-Goldfield 2004 McDougall Vineyard Pinot Noir (Sonoma Coast)

What a wonderful Pinot Noir, a joy to sip as it warms and changes in the glass. It’s a very young wine, dry, sappy and acidic, with a tremendous depth of cherry preserves, licorice, cocoa, oaky spice and something wild and mushroomy that comes from the earth. As good as it is now, it should improve for a decade.  — S.H.   Published 12/15/2006
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95 points

Dutton-Goldfield 2005 Dutton Ranch - Rued Vineyard Chardonnay (Russian River Valley)

A very fine Chard, complex and layered, and quite dry. Acidity makes the tangerine, kumquat, ripe yellow pear, roasted pineapple and oaky, crème brûlée flavors really come alive. After you swallow, the wine leaves behind a delicious impression.  — S.H.   Published 12/1/2007
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95 points

Dutton-Goldfield 2008 Dutton Ranch - Freestone Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir (Russian River Valley)

Extraordinary for how drinkable it is right now, and for how it will evolve. Shows the crisp acidity and minerality of this cool-climate vineyard, with rich flavors of raspberries, cherry liqueur, cola, exotic spices, vanilla, buttered cinnamon toast and smoky sandalwood. Yet the tannic integrity should help it…  — S.H.   Published 12/15/2010
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95 points

Dutton-Goldfield 2009 Dutton Ranch - Freestone Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir (Russian River Valley)

Mouthwatering acidity and berry freshness mark this muscular young Pinot Noir. It’s gritty in tannins and brilliant in acids, with subtle flavors of sour red cherries, persimmons and cola, as well as a mushroomy earthiness to which oak adds exotic sandalwood notes. Very dry and fine, complex and provocative, a wine…  — S.H.   Published 10/1/2011