A rush of sugared beets, pomegranate, vanilla-soaked raspberries, and a touch of salinity get busy on first pass. A treasured soil component shows its sensitivity to its super-cool climate terroir. Power and elegance exist cooperatively in this red, the finish of graphite, peony, basil, and exotic incense.
Grapefruit-lime notes are bright and sea-breezy. Clean and refreshing with fragrant white floral tones throughout.
Black-purple, inky hue with notes of char and ripe boysenberry. A coating of star anise is anchored by wet earth, black olive, and Italian herbs. A rustic finish, with lingering ripe fruit.
The palate instantly absorbs a resplendent array of plum jam, bramble, lavender, and graphite. Mid-palate notes of licorice coat the tongue. Old world acidity and a dot of white pepper add to the tension on the finish.
A dose of sunshine lights up notes if lemon verbena, with a trace of oregano and sweet basil. A mineral component entices an inner purity and enhances its bright acidity. Finishes with a squeeze of salted lime.
It is a pleasant surprise that this remains available from the 2018 vintage, but no surprise at all that Mitch Cosentino would choose to apply his signature to the wine. A blend of 78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc and 5% Petit Verdot, it is deeply flavorful and satisfying without seeming heavy or overblown. Red and black fruit tones are nicely interlaced and impressively detailed, showing subtle accents of spices and toast.
Crafted from fruit grown in a small vineyard east of the town of Sonoma, fewer than 100 cases of this were produced. It shows very expressive, red-toned fruit recalling cherries and ripe cranberries. Quite ripe but not quite sweet, it is nicely balanced by spicy aromatic top notes and enough acidity and fine-grained tannins to make this very appealing to casual drinkers as well as the Pinot cognoscenti.
A vibrant blend of Petite Sirah, Merlot, Zinfandel, and Petit Verdot. Pomegranate, red apple, bramble, and cinnamon spice season this extroverted red. The delicious mélange is sewn together in well-structured harmony.