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La Follette 2009 Sangiacomo Vineyard Chardonnay (Sonoma Coast)
- Editors' Choice
- Online Exclusive
- $30
A very rich, flamboyant Chardonnay, designed to dazzle. With tropical fruit and spice flavors, it has all the buttered toast, crême brulée and butterscotch notes you could ask for from oak barrels. Brisk acidity provides much needed balance in this superb white wine.
— S.H.
(10/1/2011)
La Follette 2009 Van Der Kamp Vineyard Pinot Noir (Sonoma Mountain)
- Cellar Selection
- $40
Earns its high score by virtue of sheer power. Just explodes in the mouth with raspberry and cherry fruit, as well as spicy complexities of cola, red licorice and smoky oak. Dry and full-bodied for a Pinot Noir, it’s a little brawny now, but should develop bottle complexity over the next 6–8 years.
— S.H.
(3/1/2012)
La Follette 2009 Pinot Noir (Sonoma Coast)
- Editors' Choice
- $30
Just gorgeous, a wine to linger over with the finest food. Bone dry and crisp in acidity, it shows subtle flavors of sour cherry candy, persimmons and spices. Sweet, smoky oak is perfectly integrated. One of the best Pinot Noirs of the vintage in this price range and a comparative bargain.
— S.H.
(10/1/2011)
La Follette 2008 Sangiacomo Vineyard Chardonnay (Sonoma Coast)
- $30
A beautiful young Chardonnay, brisk in acidity, and ultra-clean despite the richness. Shows exotic tropical fruit, white peach and sweet vanilla flavors, with a fine minerality that grounds and complexes the fruit. Really easy for everybody to like, although connoisseurs will find all kinds of nuances.
— S.H.
(11/1/2010)
La Follette 2009 Sangiacomo Vineyard Pinot Noir (Sonoma Coast)
- $40
Delicious is the word for this single-vineyard wine, which is a rich blast of raspberry and cherry pie, cola, milk chocolate and sweet, caramelized oak flavors. The alcohol is quite high, but the wine wears it well. Give it a few hours of decanting.
— S.H.
(3/1/2012)
La Follette 2008 Sangiacomo Vineyard Pinot Noir (Sonoma Coast)
- $40
Lots of bright acidity and upfront raspberry, cherry and apricot jam fruit in this attractive wine. It’s vivacious and delicious and dry enough to merit repeated sipping without palling. Best now and for a few years.
— S.H.
(11/1/2010)
La Follette 2009 Dunah Vineyard Pinot Noir (Russian River Valley)
- Cellar Selection
- $50
Potent in flavor, showing the ripeness of the grapes and the extractedness of the winemaking. Fills the mouth with cherries, raspberries and cola, with plenty of toasty oak. The richness is fortunately balanced with acidity and some bracing tannins. Give it a few years in the cellar.
— S.H.
(12/31/2011)
La Follette 2008 Pinot Noir (Sonoma Coast)
- $30
This is an elegant, sophisticated Pinot Noir whose long hangtime raspberry, cherry and persimmon fruit flavors are highlighted by crisp, cool-climate acidity. The wine feels racy and stimulating in the mouth, if a bit short. Drink now.
— S.H.
(11/1/2010)
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