This has a surprising amount of vanilla cream in the flavors, plus soft, seductive raspberry fruit. The fruit comes from the oldest part of the Maresh vineyard—38-year-old self-rooted vines. The wine is a pale rose, yet substantial in the style of a classic Pinot from Eyrie. After some hours breathing it opens up with elegant, seductive aromas and some caramel…
— P.G.
(6/1/2010)
Made using fruit sourced from 40-year-old vines, this elegant and detailed Pinot does not shy away from flavors of leaf and herb. But they are anchored in pure and expressive fruit, with old-vine flavors of bramble and pepper. What is most exceptional is the delicacy and length of this wine, two characteristics shared by all the Kelley Fox wines.
— P.G.
(3/1/2013)
This has pure fruit – strawberry especially – creating an elegant, light, delicate, complex, though still quite young wine. Some caraway seed flavors come into play, and bolder black cherry fruit.
— P.G.
(6/1/2010)
Though it seems quite light on first impression, that is a bit deceptive. The biodynamic grapes show a muted earthiness, while over time the cranberry and raspberry flavors gain focus and concentration in the mouth. A graceful, nicely proportioned wine, with some stem and grip to the tannins.
— P.G.
(6/1/2010)
Kelley Fox, who also makes the Scott Paul wines, has a deceptively delicate touch with her Pinots. They may seem light and herbal at first, but on further examination there is plenty of fruit, and it’s sufficiently ripe, just not jammy. Pure expression of the site, along with somewhat wild fruit and herb flavors, are the hallmark. The flavors of bright berry and…
— P.G.
(3/1/2013)
Sharp and tangy, this assertive wine shows a well-integrated mix of berry, cherry, sassafras and herb. Lightly dusted with fresh earth, it does a gentle fade through the finish.
— P.G.
(3/1/2013)