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This bright wine boasts mouthwatering strawberry that leaps from the glass followed by bright plum, coconut, sarsaparilla, dark cocoa, rosemary, lavender, black cherry and hints of gala apple skin. Oooooooooh, yum. - This seductive Zinfandel exudes a sensuous minerality beautiful spice, maple, anise notes, deep plum, and black currant aromas and flavors with a lasting chocolate and cherry pie finish.
- Bright candied cranberry, raspberry and cappuccino aromas jump from the glass, followed by flavors of strawberry, white pepper, blackberry bramble, sweet anise and a lingering candy pucker.
- This threesome fits together like soul mates. Romancer is brimming with aromas of ripe blackberry, blueberry muffin, sage, graham cracker, freshly dried pipe tobacco, followed by flavors of cocoa puffs, lavender, black raspberry, fragrant violet, black cherry and a savory black tea finish. Please enjoy this with someone you love.
- Close your eyes and smell this wine. Imagine yourself walking into a tall forest; fragrant with pine, fresh mint, and raw wood. Then you stumble upon a blackberry bramble that sits on the edge of a patch of lavender and on the other side, a cherry orchard.
- This Fiano leads with charming aromas of orange blossom, dried banana chips, honey and white flowers followed by delightful flavors of tangerine, white peach, pineapple and macadamia nut, with a lemon meringue pie finish.
- This clean, crisp sparkling wine was fashioned to be dry, and fruit-forward at the same time for your taste bud’s pleasure. Aromas of apple pie a la mode, mango and mandarin orange jump from the glass, followed by elegant flavors of crisp granny smith apple, lemon meringue and a dry finish featuring Asian pear.
- The Russian River minerality shows through beautifully in this wine met by soft sugar cookie and angel food aromas, and followed by flavors of ripe dried mango, French vanilla and passion fruit.
- This wine is ripe and tropical, showing it’s Santa Lucia identity with aromas and flavors of Fuji apple, Asian pear, and a hint of spiced eggnog, caramel and vanilla.
- This Fiano leads with charming aromas of orange blossom, dried banana chips, honey and white flowers followed by delightful flavors of tangerine, white peach, pineapple and macadamia nut, with a lemon meringue pie finish.
- This beautiful offering of Sauvignon Blanc is ripe with peach, apricot and pink grapefruit in the aromatics followed by bright flavors of Asian pear, lemon zest and orange blossom.
- Fruity in the nose and dry on the palate, white peach guides the aromatics, followed by white grape, honeydew melon, pineapple, and a floral honeysuckle finish.
- Deep garnet in color, the spice driven nose includes aromas of red cherry, cinnamon, vanilla, and a hint of sweet tobacco leaf. Full flavored with a sweet, juicy, and deep center, surrounded by ripe red raspberry, a touch of gravel, bergamot, and strawberry compote. Nice firm structure. Finish is pure fruit with those briar-earth elements. A compact, complex and complete Pinot noir.
- Lovely, balanced, richly colored Pinot Noir that is perfectly matched to pleasant mineral and tannin textures. It will delight the drinker today and merit some serious age in the bottle.
- Dark in color, a brooding basket of pomegranate, black cherry and earthiness in the nose. The front palate is spice-driven with potent dark black fruit and delicate grippy tannins. It has zippy acid with pomegranate extract, black cherry and a velvety finish.
- Ruby red. Spiced black cherry nose with a bit of Havana’s finest cigar box and ripe fresh plum. Creamy textured in the mouth with flavors of black cherry and tobacco leaf and a hint of vanilla followed with white pepper, sweet dried plums and a pinch of clover. Chewy tannins that roll around the mouth with a splash of berry fruit leather. A nice long, juicy, cherry finish. This wine says, Dundee Hills in flavor components and texture.
- Spice rack is the theme of the 2012 ROCO Pinots and this Stalker is Spice City. Whiffs of spiced tobacco and a teensy bit of cassis and plum on the nose. Black pepper and tobacco leaf with wild black plum fruit on the front palate. Then, full on briar-patch in the mouth with a bit of raspberry and honey. Succulent plum concentrate balanced by a lively backbone of acid and tannin. The finish is juicy and ends with an earthy complexity of flavors and structure.
- Very dark crimson red color. Imagine late ripened blackberry juice with a pinch of boysenberry and spice in the aromatics. Elegance and power are balanced on a razor’s edge here. Ripe black cherry and boysenberry flavors dance on a bed of gravelly tannins and lively mineral acidity. Remembrances of tilled earth and feral black cherry fruit go on and on. Spice-driven center scattered with ground black pepper, crushed red pepper, cinnamon stick, and a touch of tea. Big beautiful mouth feel. This lady is strutting and shimmering her way across your taste buds. Refined and well adjusted she makes you sigh, “yes.”
- The nose of this wine makes one think of cool tropical breezes with gentle aromatics of passion fruit and Guava. Further investigation reveals the essence of subtle oak, cinnamon and green apples. The mouth texture is “oh so creamy” and almost soft, but has a definite crispness to its edges. We roll this Chardonnay around our palates and hear comments of, “nectarine, lemon, and apricot”. This is a beautifully balanced wine with just the right core of acidity and flavor. Its profile is broad and round with a finish of elegant oak. There’s a romantic quality to the wine with its sexy, brilliant flavors and soft, creamy texture.
- Deep garnet color. Ethereal cherry blossom and vanilla bean nose. The velvety texture and rich, plump berry brightness on the palate gives this wine a heavenly quality. Full robust flavors wrap the mouth with rounds of perfectly ripened red cherries, raspberries, and a pinch of pepper, punctuated with a nice firm tannin structure. The finish sails on and on! Juicy, red elegance with lots of power and panache. I can’t get enough of this first bottling of Wits’ End.
- This Sauvignon Blanc has a focused aromatic expression on the riper side of Sauvignon Blanc with grapefruit and guava, while also bringing forth an aromatic return reminiscent of fresh mountain honey. Bright in texture, it combines the fresh, underlying acidity to give length while the aromatic and mineral texture both add rhythm and depth.
