WillowBrook Cellars
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WillowBrook Cellars 2001 Owl Ridge Vineyards Chardonnay (Russian River Valley)
- $28
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.
— S.H.
(7/1/2003)
WillowBrook Cellars 2002 Owl Ridge Vineyard Pinot Noir (Russian River Valley)
- $34
Herbal and earthy, with mint, dill, clove and rhubarb notes that drink dry and a little unripe.
— W.E.
(11/1/2004)
WillowBrook Cellars 2005 Estate Grown Pinot Noir (Russian River Valley)
- $34
There’s a one-dimensional, candied feeling to this Pinot. It has cola, green mint jelly and raspberry jam flavors. Drink now.
— S.H.
(12/15/2007)
WillowBrook Cellars 2005 Kastania Vineyard Pinot Noir (Sonoma Coast)
- $48
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.
— S.H.
(12/15/2007)
WillowBrook Cellars 2005 Morelli Lane Pinot Noir (Russian River Valley)
- $42
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.
— S.H.
(12/15/2007)
WillowBrook Cellars 2002 Owl Ridge Vineyard Chardonnay (Russian River Valley)
- $28
Smells oaky and spicy, but it’s almost shockingly lean in fruit. Tastes like oak-flavored alcohol, acids and tannins.
— S.H.
(12/1/2004)
WillowBrook Cellars 2004 Dutton Morelli Vineyard Pinot Noir (Russian River Valley)
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- $42
Simple and sweet, with cola and cherry cough medicine flavors. The sugary taste reprises on the finish.
— S.H.
(12/1/2006)
WillowBrook Cellars 2004 Estate Grown Pinot Noir (Russian River Valley)
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- $34
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.
— S.H.
(9/1/2007)
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