Wine Reviews

Brilliant, medium green/gold color. The aromatics are intense, offering scents of pear, meringue, and apricot stone with supporting notes of jasmine, lychee, citrus zest, and slate. The palate echoes the nose delivering a ripe orchard fruits-driven core with flavors of white peach, quince, green melon, and lemongrass. The finish is long and lingering. Medium-bodied and perfectly balanced with a vibrant texture. $38 – 4 Stars - 91 points

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Brilliant, light green/gold color. The aromatics are intense, offering scents of grass, red grapefruit, citrus zest, and fresh herbs with supporting notes of star fruit, green tea, and kiwi. The palate echoes the nose delivering a ripe orchard fruits-driven core with flavors of red grapefruit, lemongrass, quince, and wet stones. The finish is crisp. Medium to full-bodied and perfectly balanced with a vibrant texture. $30 – 4 Stars - 92 points

Brilliant, dark ruby color. The aromatics are intense, offering scents of boysenberry, cassis, and dried herbs with supporting notes of earth, blueberry, black tea, and oak. The palate echoes the nose delivering a red and black fruits-driven core with flavors of black currant, raspberry, slate, baking spices, and oak. The finish is long and lingering with supple tannins. Full-bodied and nicely balanced with an opulent texture. $85 – 4 Stars - 90 points

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Brilliant, light green/gold color. The aromatics are intense, offering scents of pear, apricot stone, and beeswax with supporting notes of jasmine, guava, mineral, honeysuckle, and soft cheese rinds. The palate echoes the nose, delivering a ripe orchard fruits-driven core with flavors of nectarine, red grapefruit, quince paste, kumquat, and green apple skins. The finish is long and lingering. Medium to full-bodied and perfectly balanced with a vibrant texture. Made with a blend of 35% Grenache Blanc, 35% Marsanne, 25% Vermentino, and 5% Roussanne. $25 – 4 Stars - 93 points

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Brilliant, deep ruby color. The aromatics are intense, offering scents of plum, raspberry, and dried herbs with supporting notes of leather, mineral, hibiscus flower, thyme, and hints of cigar box. The palate echoes the nose, delivering a red fruit-driven core with flavors of boysenberry, blueberry, earth, red currant, and mocha. The finish is long and lingering with chewy tannins. Medium to full-bodied and perfectly balanced with an opulent texture. Made with a blend of 30% Syrah, 27% Grenache, 20% Cinsault, 19% Mourvedre, and 4% Carignan. If drinking now, open an hour before drinking. $25 – 4.5 Stars - 96 points

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Brilliant, deep ruby color. The aromatics are intense, offering scents of red cherry, elderberry, and dried herbs with supporting notes of garrigue, slate, thyme, iron, cocoa, and tamari. The palate echoes the nose delivering a red and black fruits-driven core with flavors of blackberry, boysenberry, black tea, and graphite. The finish is long and lingering with chewy tannins. Full-bodied and perfectly balanced with a meaty texture. The 2022 Tongue Dancer Pinot Noirs are wines for cellaring — they are noble beasts with dexterity. $75 – 4.5 Stars - 96 points

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Brilliant, medium salmon color. The nose is moderately intense, offering scents of kumquat, strawberry, and spring flowers with supporting notes of crushed berries, slate, and red grapefruit. The palate echoes the nose, delivering a red fruit-driven core with flavors of raspberry, pomegranate, star fruit, and citrus zest. The finish is long and lingering with tart red fruits that present a slight effervecenance. Medium-bodied and perfectly balanced with a vibrant texture. Made with a blend of 62% Mourvedre, 18% Grenache, 8% Cinsault, 7% Carignan, and 5% Counoice. $25 – 4 Stars - 93 points

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Brilliant, deep ruby color. The aromatics are intense, offering scents of blackberry, dried herbs, and red cherry with supporting notes of black tea, forest floor, slate, truffle, red cherry, fennel seed, and hibiscus flower. The palate confirms the nose delivering a red and black fruits-driven core with flavors of black plum, five spice, cranberry jam, and wild blueberry with hints of mint. The finish is long and lingering with ripe tannins and sexy oak accents. Full-bodied and perfectly balanced with a supple texture. The 2022 Tongue Dancer Pinot Noirs are wines for cellaring — they are noble beasts with dexterity. $69 – 4.5 Stars - 97 points

Brilliant, dark ruby/purple color. The aromatics are intense, offering scents of black currant, slate, and black tea with supporting notes of black pepper, forest floor, blackberry, oak, and dried herbs. After aeration red fruits and vanilla scents emerge in the most positive way. The palate confirms the nose delivering a black fruit-driven core with flavors of black plum, five spice, black cherry, toasted oak, and thyme. The finish is long and lingering with chewy tannins. Full-bodied and perfectly balanced with an opulent texture. The 2022 Tongue Dancer Pinot Noirs are wines for cellaring — they are noble beasts with dexterity. $65 – 4.5 Stars - 96 points

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Brilliant, light golden color. The aromatics are intense, offering scents of green apple, lychee, and oak with supporting notes of mineral, citrus zest, and lemon curd. The palate echoes the nose delivering a ripe orchard fruits-driven core with flavors of pear, slate, vanilla custard, peach, and orange peel. The finish is long and lingering. Medium to full-bodied and perfectly balanced with an opulent texture. $55 – 5 Stars - 97 points