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Halleck 2005 Hallberg Vineyard Pinot Noir (Russian River Valley)
- $55
This is the most structurally tannic of Halleck’s current trio of Pinots, although it’s easy enough to drink tonight. Those tannins frame ripe flavors of cherry jam, cola, rhubarb pie, mocha, new oak and Asian spice, and the texture is pure silk and satin. Deliciously gentle, it’s a wine that changes in the glass as it airs and warms.
— S.H.
(6/1/2007)
Halleck 2007 Hillside Cuvée Pinot Noir (Sonoma Coast)
- $45
This is the most generous and accessible of Halleck’s quartet of ’07 Pinots. It’s rich and silky, with lovely, complex flavors of red and black cherries, raspberries, red currants, bacon, anise, pepper and smoky sandalwood. Easy to drink and sophisticated.
— S.H.
(12/15/2009)
Halleck 2006 The Farm Vineyards Pinot Noir (Russian River Valley)
- $55
Made entirely from the French Dijon clone 777, this is a very pure Pinot Noir that relies on flavor, rather than subtlely, for success. And there’s no shortage of flavor. Cherries, raspberries, cola, vanilla, honey, smoky oak and spice flood the mouth, while the finish is dry and balanced. Good as it is, the challenge is to build in additional layers of depth and…
— S.H.
(5/1/2008)
Halleck 2005 Little Sister Sauvignon Blanc (Russian River Valley)
- Editors' Choice
- $28
This is a very fine Sauvignon Blanc. It reminds me of Rochioli’s, so ripe and complex in apple, peach, citrus and melon flavors, although this one’s sweeter. A touch of oak adds smoky cream and vanilla. For the technically minded, the acidity is 7.7 grams per liter, which is quite high for a California wine.
— S.H.
(6/1/2007)
Halleck 2005 Three Sons Cuvee Pinot Noir (Russian River Valley)
- $38
Halleck has established itself as a notable Pinot player in the valley, crafting wines made solidly in the New World style of soft, ripe, complicated flavors. Here the fruit brims in cherries, pomegranates, root beer, cola and new oak, wrapped into a classically silky, seductive mouthfeel. Undoubtedly this wine is best in its youth.
— S.H.
(6/1/2007)
Halleck 2006 Piner Creek Ranch Dry Gewürztraminer (Russian River Valley)
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- $30
The options for fine, really dry California Gewürz are surprisingly limited, which is too bad, because a good one, like Halleck’s ’06, is hard to beat. Racy and crisp in acidity, it’s bright in flavor, offering waves of peaches, apples, pears, honeysuckle flowers, figs, vanilla and the complex Asian spices from which the variety takes its name.
— S.H.
(4/1/2008)
Halleck 2005 The Farm Vineyards Pinot Noir (Russian River Valley)
- $55
Here’s a big, bold Pinot Noir, the kind that’s been much discussed in critical circles over the years for not being “typical.” No, it’s not Burgundy. It could almost be Grenache, it’s so rich and ripe in almost sweet cherry-filled chocolate candy flavors. But there’s no denying the deliciousness factor, while the acidity is just right to make it clean and balanced.
— S.H.
(6/1/2007)
Halleck 2006 Hallberg Vineyard Pinot Noir (Russian River Valley)
- $55
A pace off the 2005, this single-vineyard wine, from the Sebastopol area, shows enormously ripe, powerful flavors of cherries, blackberries, raspberries, cola and vanilla. Fortunately, acidity is quite high, giving all that rich flavor a crisp bite.
— S.H.
(5/1/2008)
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