Tongue Dancer Wines Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast 2016
See the Full BevX Featured Review & Beverage of the WeekBrilliant, medium ruby color. The aromatics are very intense offering scents of black cherry and red currant with supporting notes of black tea, thyme, earth, and slate. The palate echoes the nose delivering a red and black fruits-driven core with flavors of crushed wild berries. The finish is long and lingering with juicy tannins. Medium to full-bodied and perfectly balanced with a supple texture and youthful vibrancy. Made with 100% Pinot Noir. $49 – 4.5 Stars – 95 points
Bogle Pinot Noir California 2015
Brilliant, medium ruby color. The nose is moderately intense offering scents of violet, red cherry, and strawberry with supporting notes of cigar box, mineral, and oak. The palate confirms the nose delivering a red fruit-driven core with flavors of sour cherry, earth. The finish is is long with supple tannins. Medium-bodied and nicely balanced with a opulent texture. Made with 100% Pinot Noir. $12 – 4 Stars – 90 points
Sonoma-Cutrer Rosé of Pinot Noir Russian River Valley 2017
See the Full BevX Featured Review & Beverage of the WeekBrilliant, medium salmon color. The nose is moderately intense offering scents of pomegranate, and strawberry with supporting notes of sour cherry, rhubarb, and jasmine. The palate confirms the nose delivering a red fruit-driven core with flavors of hibiscus flower and crushed red berries. The finish is dry with a subtle minerality. Medium-bodied and nicely balanced with a vibrant texture. Made with 100% Pinot Noir. $24.99 – 4 Stars – 90 points
Tongue Dancer Wines Putnam Vineyard Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast 2015
See the Full BevX Featured Review & Beverage of the WeekBrilliant, medium ruby color. The aromatics are very intense offering scents of blackberry and red cherry with supporting notes of cranberry, earth, thyme, and baking spices. The palate confirms the nose delivering a red and black fruits-driven core with accents of earth, oak, and spice. The finish is long and lingering with silky tannins. Medium to full-bodied and perfectly balanced with a silky texture. Made with 100% Pinot Noir. $65 – 4.5 Stars – 95 points
Prosper Maufoux Pinot Noir Bourgogne 2015
Brilliant, medium ruby color. The nose is moderately intense offering scents of cassis, red cherry, and raspberry with supporting notes of earth, and mineral. The palate confirms the nose delivering a red and black fruits-driven core with flavors of red currant and dry oak. The finish is lingers with firm tannins. Medium-bodied and nicely balanced with a vibrant texture. Made with 100% Pinot Noir. $19 – 3 Stars – 85 points
Bread & Butter Pinot Noir California 2015
Brilliant, medium ruby color. The nose is moderately intense offering scents of red cherry and raspberry with supporting notes of mineral, oak, and plum. The palate confirms the nose delivering a red fruit-driven core with flavors of cassis and accents of smoked meats and dried herbs. The finish is long with silky tannins. Medium-bodied and nicely balanced with a supple texture. Made with 100% Pinot Noir. $15 – 4 Stars – 91 points
Tongue Dancer Wines Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast 2015
See the Full BevX Featured Review & Beverage of the WeekBrilliant, deep ruby color. The nose is moderately intense offering scents of black cherry, boysenberry, and plum with supporting notes of slate, five spice, and rose petals with accents of earth. The palate echoes the nose delivering a black fruit-driven core with flavors of crushed black and red berries. The finish is long and lingering with supple tannins. Full-bodied and perfectly balanced despite its concentrated fruit core offering an opulent and silky texture. Made with 100% Pinot Noir. $49 – 4.5 Stars – 94 points
Tongue Dancer Wines Putnam Vineyard, Rosé of Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast 2016
See the Full BevX Featured ReviewBrilliant, deep salmon color. The nose is moderately intense offering scents of cantaloupe, cranberry, and raspberry with supporting notes of rose petals, red fruits, and cherry. The palate confirms the nose delivering a red and melon fruit-driven core with flavors of white peach and blanched almonds. The finish is dry with bright acidity and lovely, tart red fruits. Medium-bodied and perfectly balanced with a vibrant texture. Made with 100% Pinot Noir. $25 – 4.5 Stars – 95 points
Gundlach Bundschu Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast 2014
Brilliant, medium ruby color. The aromatics are very intense offering scents of black cherry, cassis, and boysenberry with supporting notes of black tea and baking spices. The palate confirms the nose delivering a red fruit-driven core with flavors of pomegranate. The finish lingers with supple tannins. Medium-bodied and perfectly balanced with an opulent texture. Made with 100% Pinot Noir. $40 – 3.5 Stars – 88 points
Nia Pinot Noir California 2015
See the Full BevX Featured Review & Beverage of the WeekBrilliant, deep ruby red color. The nose reveals complex aromas of ripe, red cherry with raspberry and tart cherries supported by accents of mineral, dried herbs, and soft earth tones. The palate echoes the nose delivering a fruit-centric core that features both ripe, sweet cheery along with tart cherries, cassis, and raspberry framed by earth and spice. Medium-bodied and ideally balanced with a vibrant fruit core that is flanked by earth and spice notes. $9.99 – 4 Stars – 92 points
