The 2011 Pinot Noir exhibits pretty berry perfume with hints of crushed autumn leaves.  It is elegant and balanced and reveals flavors of fresh cherries and rose petals that are framed with hints of tea, spice and toasted oak.

Score: 93 / YEAR’S BEST Wine & Spirits

This Pinot has a savory flavor profile with tart cherries and notes of tea, spice and Autumn leaves.  It has good balance, elegance and lasting flavors on the finish. 

*94 points Wine Enthusiast

The wine has smoky plum aromas with flavors of sour cherry, plums and black berries layered with cocoa and a touch of toast on the finish.  This is a pretty, balanced wine with a silky texture and a rare example of cool, coastal climate Tempranillo.  Demeter Certified Biodynamic Wine.

*91 points Antonio Galloni VINOUS

*90 Points Robert Parker

This Pinot shows pretty, tart cherry aromas with savory flavors of tea, herbs & spice with hints of autumn leaves. It is a pure, multi-faceted wine.

The grapes were 40% whole cluster fermented and aged in one-third new, one-third one-year old, and one-third two-year old Francois Fréres barrels for 18 months. This Pinot is rich with tart cherry/berry aromas backed by savory flavors of tea, herbs & earthy spice. Complex, balanced, well stated.

*94 Points Antonio Galloni

The 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon is medium-full bodied with balanced structure and a velvety texture on the palate. It exhibits layers of black plum and cassis fruit with savory overtones and hints of sage.  The wine is framed with a supple tannin structure and finishes with hints of rose petals and classic cigar-box notes.

*94 points “Editor’s Choice” Wine Enthusiast

The 2017 Tempranillo, from the Sawyer Lindquist Vineyard, is supple on the palate that exhibits tart cherries, plums and blueberries with a rich earthiness layered with warm spices, cocoa and hints of licorice.

* 92  Antonio Galloni VINOUS

This is classic cool climate Syrah with aromatics of pepper, cardamom, smoked meat and dried raspberries.  It is rich in the mouth yet still light on its feet, with mouth filling fruit and balanced alcohol and acidity. 

*93+ Antonio Galloni VINOUS

*94 Jeb Dunnuck

This Pinot shows pretty, tart cherry aromas with savory flavors of tea, herbs & spice with hints of autumn leaves. It is a pure, multi-faceted wine.

*92 Antonio Galloni Vinous

The wine is full bodied and rich with a velvety texture and good balance.  It exhibits classic cassis aromas with deep ripe plums and blackberry flavors layered with warm spices, savory notes and hints of cigar box and sage. 

The 2019 Verdad Cabernet Sauvignon has a deep purple color and it exhibits flavors black raspberries and plums layered with currants with savory notes and a spicy, toasty finish.

75% Cabernet Sauvignon, Pine Hawk Vineyard       25% Petit Verdot, Jack Knife Vineyard

This is the oldest Syrah section in Bien Nacido Vineyard which was originally planted to 1973 to Riesling then grafted over to Syrah (Estrella Clone) in 1986. This is 100% whole cluster fermented and aged in two-thirds new Ermitage barrels for 18 months. This wine is fined with organic egg whites and bottled unfiltered. At this time, the X-Block is the most restrained because of the large percentage of whole clusters in the fermentation. However, it will age and evolve beautifully over time. 

*94 Antonio Galloni Vinous

*92 points "Cellar Special" Wine Enthusiast - Matt Kettmann

Toasted mocha with dense notes of blackberry & spice

*93 points The 2019 Syrah Bien Nacido Z Block impresses with its creamy, layered personality. A healthy dollop (33%) of whole clusters lifts the dark Syrah fruit. The 2019 is exquisitely beautiful, but it also needs at least a few years to show the full breadth of its aromatics. Today, the 2019 is decidedly young and almost primary.-- Antonio Galloni

*93 'Cellar Selection' Wine Enthusiast

*92 Jeb Dunnuck

It is an elegant expression of the Chardonnay grape at only 12.5% alcohol, but with a persistent intensity and nerve. 

*93 points Antonio Galloni Vinous

*93 points Wine Enthusiast

*93 points Wine & Spirits

*92 Jeb Dunnuck