Source: Vinous • 2019 Pinot Noir, San Luis Obispo County 90 Points • November 2021
2019 Pinot Noir, San Luis Obispo County
Limpid ruby-red. Fresh red fruit and floral aromas are complemented by subtle botanical herb and allspice nuances. Sweet and focused in the mouth, offering juicy red berry flavors along with suggestions of cola and candied flowers. Closes on a gently tannic note, with building jamminess and good, spicy tenacity. All used French oak.
- Josh Raynolds
Source: Vinous • 2019 Chardonnay, Edna Valley 91 Points • November 2021
2019 Chardonnay, Edna Valley
Light, bright yellow. Citrus and orchard fruit, jasmine and smoky lees on the fragrant nose, along with subtle mineral and ginger notes. Smooth and expansive in the mouth, offering juicy Meyer lemon, pear and honeysuckle flavors that tighten slowly through the midpalate. Shows very good clarity and spicy lift on the long, energetic finish, which repeats the floral and pear notes. 21% new French oak.
- Josh Raynolds
Source: Vinous • 2019 Pinot Noir, Edna Valley 92 Points • November 2021
2019 Pinot Noir, Edna Valley
Bright red. Spice-accented raspberry and cherry on the nose, along with hints of woodsmoke, cola and baking spices. Silky and energetic on the palate, offering juicy red berry and floral pastille flavors that deepen and spread out as the wine opens up. Gentle, rounded tannins lend shape to a long, floral-driven finish that shows excellent clarity and building spiciness. All of this fruit comes from the Stone Corral vineyard.
- Josh Raynolds
Source: Vinous • November 2021
2019 Chardonnay, Bee Sweet Vineyard
Shimmering, green-hued straw. Aromas of ripe, smoke-tinged tangerine, melon and pear are complemented by building vanilla, tarragon and buttered toast nuances. Deep but energetic on the palate, offering intense, mineral-accented citrus and orchard fruit flavors braced by a vein of juicy acidity. Shows excellent clarity and solid thrust on a long, smooth finish that echoes the vanilla and mineral notes. One-third new French oak.
- Josh Raynolds
Source: Vinous • 2019 Pinot Noir, Stone Corral Vineyard 94 Points • November 2021
2019 Pinot Noir, Stone Corral Vineyard
Deep, brilliant red. Sharply focused aromas of cherry, black raspberry, potpourri and baking spices are lifted by a smoky mineral flourish. Silky and well-concentrated on the palate, offering sappy red and blue fruit, candied rose and spicecake flavors that show impressive energy and sharp focus. Rich yet lively in style, finishing with strong, spicy cut and fine-grained tannins that sneak in late.
- Josh Raynolds
Source: Vinous • 2020 Albariño, Spanish Springs Vineyard 91 Points • November 2021
2020 Albariño, Spanish Springs Vineyard
Limpid straw. Fresh pear and lime zest qualities on the incisive, mineral- and floral-accented nose. Penetrating and sharply delineated in the mouth, offering vibrant citrus and orchard fruit flavors along with honeysuckle and quinine flourishes. Finishes long and firm, with repeating florality and strong, mineral-driven persistence. This is quite an impressive example of New World Albariño. All stainless steel.
- Josh Raynolds
Source: Wine & Spirits Magazine
2019 Pinot Noir, San Luis Obispo County
Source: Wine Enthusiast • December 2021
2019 Chardonnay, Bee Sweet Vineyard
Stephen Ross Dooley is mastering this vineyard. This bottling begins with aromas of lychee, Meyer lemon pith, light coconut and honeysuckle. The palate's flavors are complex while cohesive, ranging from jicama and nectarine to sea salt and chamomile, with a flash of stone on the acid-washed finish.
- Matt Kettmann
Source: Wine Enthusiast • December 2021
2019 Chardonnay, Edna Valley
Winemaker Stephen Ross Dooley's appellation blend is a more affordable winner. Tense aromas of yellow apple, light honeysuckle, chiseled stone and mellow nectarine lead into a mineral-washed sip of struck flint and river stone, following by fresh waves of Key lime.
- Matt Kettmann
Source: Wine Enthusiast • December 2021
2020 Albariño, Spanish Springs Vineyard*
This is a very flinty take on this grape from a vineyard quite close to the coast. The struck stone and lime-peel nose leads into rainy cement and sour citrus flavors on the tightly wound palate.
- Matt Kettmann