Toad Hall
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Toad Hall 2002 Lavender Hill Pinot Noir (Carneros)
- $22
A very nice, easy-drinking Pinot marked by cola, cherry, coffee and spice flavors that’s fancy without being particularly complex. It possesses a silkiness and dryness that make it a versatile companion to a wide range of foods. From Flora Springs.
— S.H.
(11/1/2004)
Toad Hall 2004 Bodacious Red (Napa Valley)
- $40
This is Toad Hall’s Meritage-style Bordeaux blend, 50-50 Cab and Merlot, and while it doesn’t have much depth, it appeals instantly for a rich array of flavors. Cherries, blackberries, cassis, mocha, mushu plum sauce—all of it slightly sweetened, but tannic enough to qualify as dry. Drink now for its youthful babyfat.
— S.H.
(12/1/2007)
Toad Hall 2003 Dijon Clones Pinot Noir (Carneros)
- $40
Rather tannic and rough, with an earthy, mulchy quality beside the cherries and sweet oak, but there’s a nice silkiness to the texture, and a spicy finish. Drink now with steak.
— S.H.
(8/1/2005)
Toad Hall 2003 Rod's Pride Goldie's Vines Pinot Noir (Russian River Valley)
- $45
There’s lots of rich, ripe Pinot fruit in this wine. The flavors range from black and red cherries to black raspberries and blackberries, with cola and coffee notes and a coating of toasty oak. Has a simple sweetness throughout.
— S.H.
(12/31/2005)
Toad Hall 2003 Lavender Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir (Carneros)
- $25
This is a fundamentally good Pinot. It fulfills the requirements of a silky texture and firm acids, and is fully dry. The oak seems outsized compared to the modest fruit, and the wine turns rather rough on the finish.
— S.H.
(8/1/2005)
Toad Hall 2005 Lavender Hill Pinot Noir (Carneros)
- $40
This is dry wine, and properly silky, with earthy cola and cranberry-cherry flavors. It’s also young and tight and a little hot, but it’s not a wine to cellar.
— S.H.
(12/1/2007)
Toad Hall 1999 Bodacious Red (Napa Valley)
- $30
At 5 years, this wine remains tannic, with modest blackberry and oak flavors. Turns dry and astringent on the finish, and not likely to go anywhere, but it’s okay.
— S.H.
(2/1/2005)
Toad Hall 2002 Lavender Hill Vineyards Pinot Noir (Carneros)
- $22
Middle of the road Pinot, dry, silky and balanced, with cherry, cola and rhubarb flavors. There’s a hit of tannins in the finish.
— S.H.
(2/1/2005)
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