Gary Farrell Fort Ross Vineyard Pinot Noir Fort Ross-Seaview 2021
Brilliant, deep ruby color. The aromatics are intense, offering scents of blackberry, forest floor, and five spice with supporting notes of black tea, pomegranate, anise, and black currant. The palate confirms the nose, delivering a red and black fruits-driven core with flavors of black cherry, boysenberry, cranberry, oak, and tart plum. The finish is long and lingering with supple tannins. Medium to full-bodied and perfectly balanced with an austere texture. $90 – 4 Stars – 91 points
Gary Farrell Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast 2023
Brilliant, deep ruby color. The aromatics are intense, offering scents of black cherry, earth, and violet with supporting notes of black tea, oak, and dried herbs. The palate confirms the nose delivering a red and black fruits-driven core with flavors of raspberry, pomegranate, sour cherry, rhubarb, and slate. The finish is long and lingering with dry tannins. Medium to full-bodied and perfectly balanced with a supple texture. $50 – 4 Stars – 92 points
Gary Farrell Selection Pinot Noir Russian River Valley 2022
Brilliant, medium ruby color. The aromatics are intense, offering scents of red cherry, rose petals, and pomegranate with supporting notes of black tea, earth, and anise. The palate confirms the nose, delivering a red and black fruits-driven core with flavors of black cherry, raspberry, kumquat, and tamarind. The finish is long and lingering with dry tannins. Medium to full-bodied and perfectly balanced with a supple texture. $50 – 4.5 Stars – 95 points
Tongue Dancer Wines Vineyard eleven Pinot Noir Russian River Valley 2023
See the Full BevX Featured Review & Beverage of the WeekBrilliant, deep ruby color. The aromatics are intense, offering scents of red cherry, thyme, and slate with supporting notes of five spice, vanilla, hibiscus flower, and black tea. The palate echoes the nose delivering a red and black fruits-driven core with flavors of raspberry, dried herbs, and mulberry. The finish is long and lingering with supple tannins. Medium to full-bodied and perfectly balanced with an opulent texture. $69 – 5 Stars – 99 points
Tongue Dancer Wines Foxtrot Pinot Noir Russian River Valley 2023
See the Full BevX Featured Review & Beverage of the WeekBrilliant, deep ruby color. The aromatics are intense, offering scents of blackberry, dried herbs, and graphite with supporting notes of black tea, forest floor, hibiscus flower, and black currant. The palate echoes the nose delivering a red and black fruits-driven core with flavors of black plum, boysenberry, five spice, tart cherry, and oak. The finish is long and lingering with chewy tannins. Full-bodied and perfectly balanced with a supple texture. $49 – 4.5 Stars – 95 points
Gary Farrell Lancel Creek Vineyard Pinot Noir Russian River Valley 2021
Brilliant, deep ruby color. The aromatics are intense, offering scents of red currant, boysenberry, and thyme with supporting notes of five spice, hibiscus flower, pomegranate, and slate. The palate echoes the nose delivering a red and black fruits-driven core with flavors of black cherry, raspberry, lavender, and licorice. The finish is long and lingering with dry tannins. Medium to full-bodied and perfectly balanced with a supple texture. $75 – 4.5 Stars – 95 points
Gary Farrell Zio Tony Ranch Pinot Noir Russian River Valley 2021
Brilliant, deep ruby color. The aromatics are intense, offering scents of blackberry, forest floor, and black tea with supporting notes of dried herbs, five spice, tart cherry, and slate. The palate confirms the nose delivering a red and black fruits-driven core with flavors of raspberry, boysenberry, pomegranate, and hints of dried lavender. The finish is long and lingering with dry tannins. Medium to full-bodied and perfectly balanced with a vibrant texture. $75 – 4.5 Stars – 95 points
Gary Farrell McDonald Mountain Vineyard Pinot Noir Russian River Valley 2021
Brilliant, deep ruby color. The aromatics are intense, offering scents of dried herbs, slate, and boysenberry with supporting notes of violet, cedar, and graphite. The palate echoes the nose delivering a red and black fruits-driven core with flavors of elderberry, pomegranate, black tea, tamari, sour cherry, and hints of blood orange. The finish is long and lingering with supple tannins. Medium to full-bodied and perfectly balanced with a vibrant texture. $75 – 4 Stars – 93 points
Papapietro Perry Peters Vineyard Pinot Noir Russian River Valley 2021
See the Full BevX Featured Review & Beverage of the WeekBrilliant, deep ruby color. The aromatics are intense, offering scents of boysenberry, five spice, and red currant with supporting notes of oak, hibiscus flower, tart cherry, and lavender. The palate echoes the nose delivering a red and black fruits-driven core with flavors of red cherry, ripe wild strawberry, mulberry, and mineral. The finish is long and lingering with ripe tannins. Medium to full-bodied and perfectly balanced with an opulent texture. $66 – 4.5 Stars – 95 points
Tongue Dancer Putnam Vineyard Pinot Noir West Sonoma Coast 2022
See the Full BevX Featured Review & Beverage of the WeekBrilliant, 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
