Tim Atkin: Mid-straw, with some gold highlights. Rich, honeyed, and quite developed nose, but with good intensity. Quite a worked style, but with impressive freshness and lift. Made in a Meursault-like style, with spice and acidity and some cinnamon oak. Complex, long wine. My only concern is evolution - 16.5
Stephen Brook: Lively appley nose, with little if any oak influence; there’s also some tropical fruit such as pineapple. Brisk and fresh; fine acidity and an appealing texture. It’s striving for a cool-climate style but doesn’t quite get there as a consequence of this tropical element. The acidity is also quite edgy and close to green. Not sure what to make of this, and it smacks of the winemaker’s magic more than the expression of a vineyard. But it’s zesty, quaffable, and quite long - 14.5
Alex Hunt: Delicate yet bright, citrussy, almost smoky aroma. This is taut and grippy, bordering on austere, but with plenty of interest. Acid is marked but well melded to the fruit. Impressive stuff - 16.5
Details
Wine expert | Stephen Brook Alex Hunt Tim Atkin |
Tastings year | 2013 |
Region | California |
Appellation | AVA |
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