Erin Brooks
Wine Reviewer at Robert Parker Wine Advocate
Robert Parker Wine Advocate Reviewer for Oregon, Sonoma County & California Central Coast. Sommelier and MW student.
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3 weeks ago |
intowine.com | Michael Cervin |Erin Brooks |Loren Sonkin
Winemaker Bibiana Gonzalez Rave has been making wine for almost 30 years. And though she has made wine in France, and South Africa, it is Sonoma that she calls home. The cool growing sites she harvests from provide the structure for this Chardonnay. You’ll find soft resin, guava, white peach, apricot, light caramel, delicate lemon-lime kefir and muted honeysuckle.
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2 months ago |
intowine.com | Loren Sonkin |Brad Prescott |Erin Brooks
It was nice to be able to try a Roy Piper wine with some age on it. The only other time I was able to try one was just after release and while impressed, it needed time. This time, the bottle was mature and signing and despite being from a "lesser" vintage, the wine showed impressively. Purple in color with some ruby hues, opaque and bright. The nose has cassis, black cherries, "purple floral" notes, slight graphite and char. Medium to full bodied. Medium tannins. Nice balance.
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2 months ago |
intowine.com | Loren Sonkin |Erin Brooks |Brad Prescott
Medium gold in color clear and bright. The nose has serious oak on it including baking spices, toast and vanilla but also has lemon cream and slight honey notes. Full bodied. Slightly oily texture. On the palate, there is meyer lemons, spice and vanilla. Long finish. At age seven it seems clear that the oak will remain a featured quality in this wine. Of course, for some that is great and others, a turn off. This seems close to peak but should stay at this level for another six to ten years.
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2 months ago |
intowine.com | Loren Sonkin |Erin Brooks
Bryant doesn't seem to get the buzz that it used to and that other "cult" cabs get, but every time I get to drink some, I am blown away. This one was from Magnum (price shown is for a 750ml). Purple in color with ruby at the rim, opaque and bright. The nose has cassis, blueberries, spice, cigar box, slight forest floor/earthiness and char. Full bodied. Medium tannins. Great texture. On the palate, this is complex and deep. Layers of flavors of cassis, blueberries, spice and earth. Long finish.
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2 months ago |
intowine.com | Michael Cervin |Loren Sonkin |Erin Brooks
Having tasted this wine for many vintages, it is clear the vines and fruit are improving with age. Typical of Willamette Valley and the surrounding regions, there is an earthy quality to the Pinot grown here. This offers light raspberry, cranberry and lingonberry, which works with delicate strawberry, wildflowers and herbal notes. The acidity is spot on, holding the wine in check as a food friendly companion, while the tannins provide structure.
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