Demetria
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Demetria 2005 Gaia Vineyard Pinot Blanc (Sta. Rita Hills)
- Editors' Choice
- $30
The winery’s flagship white wine is among the greatest California PBs I’ve ever tasted. Made Alsatian-style, it’s tremendous in tangerine, kumquat, apricot, honeysuckle, buttercream, cinnamon-clove and vanilla aromas. In the mouth, it turns rich and opulent, and while the wine is dry, it has a dessert pastry taste, like coconut cream pie, Key lime pie and tangerine…
— S.H.
(4/1/2007)
Demetria 2005 Gaia Vineyard Chardonnay (Sta. Rita Hills)
- $27
The vineyard is the farthest west in the appellation, and the resulting wine is a high-acid thriller. It’s 100% barrel fermented, the wine has Meyer lemon, crème brûlée and char flavors, backed by a firm minerality. Sleek and refined, this is the winery’s first-ever Chard, and one to watch.
— S.H.
(4/1/2007)
Demetria 2009 Le Belier Pinot Noir (Santa Maria Valley)
- $55
A huge wine, brimming with ripe cherry, blackberry and cola flavors, housed in a firm structure of acidity and minerality. Feels tight and elegant in the mouth, a complex wine to lay down if you like a little bottle age on your Pinots.
— S.H.
(10/1/2011)
Demetria 2007 Cuvée Constantine Red (Santa Ynez Valley)
- $40
Interesting flavors in this dry Rhône-style blend of Grenache, Mourvèdre and Syrah. They range from cherries, red currants and raspberries to teriaki beef, bacon, cola and buttered cinnamon toast, with all sorts of exotic Asian spices. It’s quite a tannic wine, and very dry. Shows a certain nobility, but you’ll want to decant it, even overnight, to let it breathe.
— S.H.
(6/1/2010)
Demetria 2006 North Slope Estate Red (Santa Ynez Valley)
- $35
Mainly Syrah, with a splash of Grenache, Mourvèdre and Viognier, this polished wine is marked by things that are red: red cherries, red currants and red licorice. It’s dry, full bodied and tannic. When you swallow, astrigency remains behind, with the aftertaste of crushed red pepper. Lovely and complex, it’s a wine to decant.
— S.H.
(6/1/2010)
Demetria 2009 Halcyon Days Pinot Noir (Santa Maria Valley)
- $55
A dry but very rich Pinot Noir, made from the well-known Sierra Madre Vineyard. It’s elaborately layered, offering tiers of dusty spice, cherry pie, red currant, licorice, cola, grilled mushroom and sandalwood flavors. Vigorous enough in tannins to cellar for 5–6 years.
— S.H.
(10/1/2011)
Demetria 2006 Cuvée Sandra Pinot Noir (Sta. Rita Hills)
- $75
This best-of-barrels reserve shows a richness and complexity that make for compelling drinking. A mixture of several clones and selections of Pinot Noir, the wine has firm tannins, but the burst of cherries, red currants, root beer and sweet smoky oak gives it a supple, mouth-filling quality. Delicious now with decanting, and should hold and improve through 2012.
— S.H.
(12/1/2008)
Demetria 2009 Cuvée Papou White (Santa Ynez Valley)
- $28
A refreshing blend of Marsanne and Grenache Blanc, this white wine is rich and elaborate in vanilla, custard, citrus fruits, pears, butterscotch and crème brûlée. For all that, it finishes dry and crisp. A beautiful, California-style wine to try as an alternative to a barrel-aged Chardonnay.
— S.H.
(10/1/2011)
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