Wines from Sonoma Coast
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Failla 2010 Estate Vineyard Chardonnay (Sonoma Coast)
- Editors' Choice
- $44
Shows classic, full-throttle notes of tropical and citrus fruits, pears and sweet green apples, combined with strong minerality and complex layers of buttered toast, honey and creamy lees. The description alone hardly does justice to the wine’s beauty. The acidity is perfect, the oak deftly applied, the finish long and completely satisfying. Winemaker Ehren Jordan…
— S.H.
(7/1/2012)
Williams Selyem 2009 Precious Mountain Vineyard Pinot Noir (Sonoma Coast)
- $94
A stupendous Pinot Noir, showing how beautifully this vineyard performs in the remote Sonoma Coast above Fort Ross. Williams Selyem’s last few vintages of Precious Mountain have been extraordinary, but this 2009 tops them all. The wine is as light as a feather in the mouth, modest in alcohol and delicately feminine, like pure satin. However, few Pinot Noirs in the…
— S.H.
(2/1/2012)
Williams Selyem 2010 Hirsch Vineyard Pinot Noir (Sonoma Coast)
- Cellar Selection
- $75
This expresses the greatness of its vintage and vineyard, offering wave after wave of raspberry and cherry pie flavors, plus notes of red currant, sweet licorice, spicy Dr. Pepper and smoky sandalwood. There’s also something exotically briary and wild that intrigues. Even more remarkable is the texture, an amalgam of acids and tannins that rivals any Pinot Noir…
— S.H.
(3/1/2013)
W.H. Smith 2005 Maritime Vineyard Pinot Noir (Sonoma Coast)
- Editors' Choice
- $52
The first thoughts on this wine are how young it is, and how much potential it shows. The immaturity lies in the primary fruit, acidic character, like a big gulp of fruity cola. But the wine’s awesome future is in its vast complexity and balance, and the way it dominates the palate and lasts and lasts. A blend of several vineyards, it’s high in acidity, with…
— S.H.
(5/1/2007)
Evening Land 2007 Occidental Vineyard Pinot Noir (Sonoma Coast)
- Cellar Selection
- $150
A terrific Pinot, and one of the few that absolutely demands cellaring. The tannic structure is enormous, providing a sandpapery dryness to the palate. Yet the flavor explosion is so powerful, you can enjoy it now with utter satisfaction. Erupts in grilled blackberry and cherry, Dr. Pepper cola, bacon, anise, sautéed wild mushroom and smoky sandalwood flavors…
— S.H.
(12/15/2009)
Flowers 2010 Sea View Ridge Estate Vineyard Pinot Noir (Sonoma Coast)
- $70
A cool climate has given this wine bracing acidity and gentle-yet-persistent tannins. Its flavors of wild raspberries and cherries, with spice and mineral overtones, are delicious. There’s a feral quality that expresses umami perfectly, suggesting butter-sautéed, tamari-splashed mushrooms and crisped prosciutto. The oak is powerful and present in the form of toast…
— S.H.
(12/1/2012)
Williams Selyem 2007 Precious Mountain Vineyard Pinot Noir (Sonoma Coast)
- Online Exclusive
- $90
Ripe and delicious right out of the bottle, although it will age well. Made from a vineyard on the true Sonoma Coast, in the remote Fort Ross area, it’s fabulously rich in cherry, framboise and red currant flavors, with intriguing waves of anise, bacon and sweet, vanilla-scented smoky sandalwood. There’s a foresty taste, too, suggesting dried pine needles. The…
— S.H.
(2/1/2010)
Williams Selyem 2010 Precious Mountain Vineyard Pinot Noir (Sonoma Coast)
- Cellar Selection
- $94
In recent years, Precious Mountain Vineyard has provided Bob Cabral with some of his most glorious fruit. Tremendous in flash and depth, it offers compelling flavors of raspberry and cherry, accented by sweet, smoky oak. There’s such complexity in the acid and tannin structure, and in the earthy, stony, spicy nuances, that you find something new to love with every…
— S.H.
(3/1/2013)
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