Robert Stemmler
Robert Stemmler 2006 Estate Grown Pinot Noir (Carneros)
- $36
The most successful of Stemmler’s ‘06 Pinots, this beauty shows the silky texture and crisp acidity of cool-climate Carneros. It offers immediately pleasurable flavors of cherries, raspberries, pomegranates, cola, cinnamon spice and sandalwood.
— S.H.
(9/1/2009)
Robert Stemmler 2007 Pinot Noir (Carneros)
- $36
A very nice Pinot that shows the classic elegance associated with this producer. It’s one to drink now. Dry and silky, it offers rich, complex flavors of cherries, cola, spices and sandalwood. Feels really classy all the way through.
— S.H.
(8/1/2010)
Robert Stemmler 2008 Ferguson Block Pinot Noir (Carneros)
- $44
A pretty, polished and elegant Pinot Noir, the kind that feels like sheer silk in your mouth. It’s delicious, too, with spicy raspberry, cherry and sweet oak flavors. Lots of charm in this Pinot to drink now.
— S.H.
(7/1/2011)
Robert Stemmler 2001 Ferguson Block Pinot Noir (Carneros)
- $40
Not flashy, but there’s something really likeable about the balance and complexity. This is a delicate Pinot that combines a mushroomy earthiness with fruitier cherry flavors. It’s very dry, with a scour of acidity and dusty tannins, and will be excellent with grilled meats.
— S.H.
(6/1/2004)
Robert Stemmler 2005 Ferguson Block Pinot Noir (Carneros)
- $44
The flavors of this Pinot, made from pre-Dijon clone Martini selection vines, are fine. They range from cherries and cola to sweet cured tobacco and buttered cinnamon toast to smoky vanilla. If the wine had a crisper, livelier mouthfeel, it would score a lot higher.
— S.H.
(8/1/2008)
Robert Stemmler 2006 Nugent Vineyard Pinot Noir (Russian River Valley)
- $42
Very ripe and lush, this Pinot shows deep flavors of cherries, raspberries, licorice, vanilla fudge, mint, cinnamon, nutmeg and sandalwood. It’s at its silky, exotic best now and for a few more years.
— S.H.
(8/1/2009)
Robert Stemmler 2008 Estate Grown Pinot Noir (Carneros)
- $36
A pleasant, complex and highly likeable Pinot Noir for drinking now. It’s made in a lighter style, with a silky mouthfeel framing cherry and raspberry Lifesaver candy flavors. The acidity is especially nice, giving the wine a bracing feel.
— S.H.
(7/1/2011)
Robert Stemmler 2002 Nugent Vineyard Pinot Noir (Russian River Valley)
- $32
Tasted beside Stemmler’s estate Pinot, this one’s richer and more concentrated, but very similar, even though it’s from a different appellation, suggesting a consistent winemaker approach. It’s medium-bodied and silky, with ripe rhubarb, cola and cherry-pie flavors finished with oak and vanilla. Drink this elegant and complex wine now.
— S.H.
(12/15/2005)
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