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Drew 2007 Fog-Eater Pinot Noir (Anderson Valley)
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- $42
A stunning Pinot Noir, and a worthy followup to Drew’s 2006 bottling. Interestingly, the official alcohol is nearly 1% lower at no loss of ripeness, a testimony to the success of the vintage. Offers everything you want in a fine coastal Pinot: crisp acidity, a dry, silky mouthfeel, refined tannins, complexity and ageability. The flavors include red cherries and…
— S.H.
(11/1/2009)
Drew 2005 Fog-Eater Pinot Noir (Anderson Valley)
- Editors' Choice
- $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)
Drew 2007 Savoy Vineyard Pinot Noir (Anderson Valley)
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- $42
The vineyard has been source to spectacular Pinot Noirs from other wineries, and now Drew dips their hand into it, with great results. The wine is dry and brilliant, but young, and needs time. Shows a tannin-acid tightness and primary fruit flavors of cherries, orange zest and raspberries, with evident new oak. Better after 2010, if you can wait.
— S.H.
(11/1/2009)
Drew 2007 Monument Tree Vineyard Pinot Noir (Anderson Valley)
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- $42
Just beautiful. Shows ripe flavors with low alcohol, giving it a fine body and a silky balance. The flavors are dry, complex and deep, suggesting spiced cherry punch, cola, mulberries, sautéed wild mushrooms, sandalwood and cinnamon spice. Super-elegant but tight now, and needs time. Better late 2009–2013.
— S.H.
(11/1/2009)
Drew 2007 McDougall Ranch Vineyard Pinot Noir (Sonoma Coast)
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- $50
A fine Pinot Noir that needs some time to come around. Right now, the oak and fruit haven’t come together, giving a butterscotch edge to the cherries. But it’s dry, moderate in alcohol and crisp, and just needs a few years to develop. 2010–2013.
— S.H.
(11/1/2009)
Drew 2007 Gatekeeper - Rio Vista Vineyard Pinot Noir (Sta. Rita Hills)
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- $42
Very ripe and rich in cherry pie and raspberry tart flavors, enriched with cocoa, anise, Asian spices and sandalwood. But a little feral in tannins and from the acidity that comes from chilly nighttime fog. Give it until mid-2010 to calm down.
— S.H.
(11/1/2009)
Drew 2003 Old Westy-Alisos Vineyard Syrah (Santa Barbara County)
- Editors' Choice
- $30
A potent, blackberried-to-the-max wine, its berry aromas taking on a liqueurish warmth and its blackberry flavors accented with just enough spicy complexity. Creamy in the mouth and long on the finish (though one reviewer remarked that the wood on the back end was a bit too heavyhanded).
— W.E.
(9/1/2005)
Drew 2009 Balo Vineyard Pinot Noir (Anderson Valley)
- $40
This big, powerfully fruity Pinot Noir screams coastal California all the way through. The raspberry, cherry and spice flavors, brightened with acidity, taste of long, warm days and cool nights. It’s a good wine, but too young, and would have benefited had the winery held it back a year or so before release. Better into 2012.
— S.H.
(4/1/2011)
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Savoy Vineyard
Six-Sense
Valenti Vineyard
Weir Vineyard
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