Saintsbury
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Saintsbury 2004 Brown Ranch Pinot Noir (Carneros)
- Editors' Choice
- $60
This is one to think about for its complex nature that changes by the moment. On the surface, it’s soft and ripe, with an explosion of cherry pie, strawberry, cola and mocha flavors enriched with the vanilla and smoky caramel of new oak. Yet every sip as it warms in the glass reveals another layer. Gorgeously textured, right up there with the best.
— S.H.
(5/1/2007)
Saintsbury 2009 Stanly Ranch Pinot Noir (Carneros)
- $45
Incredibly dense and rich, this just rocks with luscious aromas and flavors of cherry pie, anise, mushroom and sandalwood. It feels so vital on the palate, offering real complexity and intellectual interest, as it reveals different aspects of its personality with each moment. Decant this beauty for an hour or so before serving.
— S.H.
(8/1/2012)
Saintsbury 2009 Brown Ranch Pinot Noir (Carneros)
- Online Exclusive
- $60
Dry, elegant and complex, this is rich in red cherry, pomegranate and cola flavors, with earthy complexities suggesting mushroom and dried herb. Beautiful to drink now, and it should improve in the bottle over the next six years.
— S.H.
(9/1/2012)
Saintsbury 2009 Toyon Farm Pinot Noir (Carneros)
- $45
This showcases lovely, sappy cherry and raspberry flavors that are grounded and given greater interest by a rich, mulchy earthiness and also a slight funkiness—like wild mushrooms pan-sautéed in bacon fat. Alluring and complex, it’s a Pinot Noir that will gain traction over the next six years.
— S.H.
(8/1/2012)
Saintsbury 2009 Cerise Vineyard Pinot Noir (Anderson Valley)
- Cellar Selection
- $45
A commanding Pinot Noir that wants a little time in the cellar. It combines power with finesse—the mark of a great wine. Dramatically packed with rich, ripe cherry, mocha and pie spice flavors, it’s young and sappy now. Give it 5-6 years to knit together.
— S.H.
(8/1/2012)
Saintsbury 2004 Syrah (Carneros)
- $35
Grown on the Sonoma side of the appellation, in one of the coolest, windiest parts, this is quite simply a delicious Syrah. The grapes achieved perfect ripeness, yielding immense blackberry jam, cherry, chocolate, tangerine zest, coffee and gingersnap cookie flavors. Yet that coastal acidity is there, scrubbing and cleansing the palate.
— S.H.
(5/1/2007)
Saintsbury 2010 Unfiltered Chardonnay (Carneros)
- Editors' Choice
- Online Exclusive
- $25
There’s a bit of oak here, but not too much, giving a smoky, buttered toast richness to the orange, lime and pineapple fruit. It’s a rich, flashy Chardonnay, with crisp acidity and a clean, spicy finish.
— S.H.
(9/1/2012)
Saintsbury 2000 Brown Ranch Pinot Noir (Carneros)
- $75
An amazingly good wine that’s very dry and austere now, and rather on the tight side. At first it reveals a tobaccoey mintiness, but as it warms up, the rich scent of cherries and mocha wafts out. For all its initial reserve and tannins, this muscular wine is very good, and should age well for ten years or longer.
— S.H.
(12/1/2004)
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