Wines from Anderson Valley

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Drew 2005 Fog-Eater Pinot Noir (Anderson Valley)

Editors' Choice

Price $35

Really just about the perfect Anderson Valley Pinot in terms of the beautifully crisp acidity, and the way the wine blasts pure flavors of red cherries, cassis and raspberries across the palate. With 30% new French oak, this opulence is made more exotic with notes of caramel, butterscotch, vanilla and toast. Combines all this massive power with elegant finesse in… — S.H. (10/1/2007)

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Breggo 2006 Savoy Vineyard Pinot Noir (Anderson Valley)

Price $55

If you know Goldeneye’s new Gowen Creek bottling, this is a near identical Pinot, and little wonder, for the vineyards are right next to each other. This wine dazzles with exotic, feral notes of wild blackberries and blueberries, and forest scents of pine needle, roasted mushroom, grilled meat, chocolate, anise, cinnamon, nutmeg and coriander. New oak adds even… — S.H. (8/1/2008)

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Walt 2010 The Corners Pinot Noir (Anderson Valley)

Price $60

This is a big Pinot Noir, with an explosive intensity of cherries and raspberries that is ripe and pure. Oak, of course, is there too, in the form of buttered, smoky toast. However, the wine isn’t a mere fruit bomb. It has interesting nuances of earthy things, like mushrooms, nettles and Provençal herbs. The silky texture is an exquisite balance of acids and… — S.H. (10/1/2012)

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Navarro 1997 Late Harvest Cluster Select White Riesling (Anderson Valley)

Price $25

Old-gold in color, and thick and syrupy. The aromas run to caramel, apricots, toffee, butterscotch, vanilla, pecan pie and crème brûlée. Tastes as voluptuous as it smells. Fantastic concentration and depth; a nectar bursting with sweet, gorgeous fruit. The acidity is high, but it feels soft and creamy. Residual sugar of 28% makes it tooth-achingly sweet. Only 554… — S.H. (12/31/2000)

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Roederer Estate 1999 L'Ermitage Sparkling (Anderson Valley)

Price $45

Extraordinarily fine for its smoothness and finesse, and the way the wine glides over the palate with a yeasty creaminess that turns smoky and spicy on the finish. The dosage stands out, yet this bubbly is also very acidic now. It should age well for at least 10 years. — S.H. (6/1/2005)

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Roederer Estate 2000 L'Ermitage Sparkling (Anderson Valley)

Cellar Selection

Price $45

Always one of the top sparklers in California, L’Ermitage defines the rigorous selection that marks the best vintage-dated, ageworthy wines. The 2000 is about 50-50 Chardonnay and Pinot, and is very rich and flavorful in yeast, smoke, strawberry, citrus and vanilla flavors, but it’s also a very young wine, tight and minerally. It wants bottle age. Should begin to… — S.H. (12/31/2007)

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Navarro 2006 Muscat Blanc (Anderson Valley)

Editors' Choice

Price $19

This is an amazing wine. It’s bone-dry and very high in acidity, one of the most distinctive white wines in California. The racy quality supports intense flavors of steely minerals, orange and lime zest and apricots, wrapped into a rich, oily texture. It accomplishes the magic of tasting honey-sweet but finishing thoroughly dry. Will age, too. A 2001, tasted… — S.H. (8/1/2008)

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Roederer Estate 2003 L'Ermitage Brut Rosé Sparkling (Anderson Valley)

Price $70

This is as fine a rosé sparkling wine as has ever been produced in California. Almost 50-50 Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, it has rich flavors of cherries, raspberries, vanilla, toast and creamy lees, in the style of Champagne, and is completely dry and very crisp in acidity. Fabulously drinkable now, it should develop well over the next 6–8 years. — S.H. (12/31/2009)

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