Doug Powers

8.9

Clean, crisp sparkling wine from a vineyard near Chalone, nicely aged, longish finish, very good. — 7 months ago

with Jim

Arecibo Message

9.0

Good with Thanksgiving, good the next day with leftovers. A deeper taste; note smoke or cloves or leather or berries. Just deep. — 2 years ago

Stephen Redenbaugh

9.4

Simple blast of WOW! Young, electric, stunning bright explosions of hazy goodness. Perhaps best young Chardonnay in the past couple years. Hardy Wallace is a wizard! Only drawback… he made 40 cases. If you’re not following Hardy and his wines you’re missing something significant. — 3 years ago

Eric Urbani

9.3

Still going strong, shame that there will be no more. — 4 years ago

Scott Petrus

9.3

This guy kills me. Fresh approachable Syrah with blue fruit and remarkable depth. — 7 years ago

Emelyn Pagel

9.2

51st birthday dinner. Very well balanced, creamy. Wonderful compliment to chicken! — 8 years ago

Ryan Whalen

9.0

From The Sip — 8 years ago

with Erin

Pinotman /// Andreas

9.2

I love his wines and I guess lucky for me was added to his e-mail list a decade ago. This wine has now typicity aka terroir which comes from this vineyard (the vines are getting older he started out when they were quite young). Pear/honey on the nose - tons of acid, meyer lemon, sour mandarine on the back palate very restrained fruit. Not tropical or floral at all. Sharp clean and crisp. Almost steely. Very burgundian in style - folks would have a very hard time to identify this as CA in a blind tasting. 2 Puncheons produced and just 12.9%! (His Watson Ranch {napa}is my #1 but allocated followed by Heron Lake {wild horse valley}. Those 23‘s I will review in the future. — 8 months ago

Juan Pablo Perez

8.9

Nariz: manzana, pera, limon, piedra mojada, flores blancas

Boca: Acidez M/M+, Alcohol M — 3 years ago

Daniel Sullivan

9.0

Brassy brilliant.
Ripe pear with a bit of lemon zest and light baking spice.
Unctuous and viscous with just enough acidity.
Made to style. Drink now! — 3 years ago

Erik Longabardi

9.5

Electric Chenin — 6 years ago

Robin Gerber

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9.6

I cannot get enough of this wine! Floral with bright red fruit and plenty of depth. — 7 years ago

"Odedi"

8.9

Fulcrum Wines Brosseau Vineyard Chalone Appellation Pinot Noir 2011, California


Dark ruby in color with a wide reddish rim.

Fruity nose with blueberries, black plums, cranberries, raspberries, bell pepper, vegetables, herbs, oak, light vanilla, licorice, red candy, earth, spices and light black pepper.

Medium-bodied with medium acidity and long legs. Elegant and smooth.

Dry on the palate with blueberries, cherries, raspberries, leather, light vegetables, mint chocolates, oak, earth, licorice, herbs and black pepper.

Medium finish with soft tannins and tangy cranberries.

This is a very enjoyable Pinot Noir from the Chalone Appellation in California. Well balanced and very smooth with nice complexity and elegance.

This 7 year old Single Vineyard Pinot Noir is good by itself or with food. Very enjoyable by itself as a sipping wine. Needs an hour to open up properly.

This is not my usual style, but I liked it a lot. A very good quality Pinot Noir.

Wine Enthusiasts 91 points.

I paired it with goat cheese, crackers and nuts.

14.1% alcohol by volume.

89 points.

$57. — 8 years ago

Willie Carter

9.2

These wines always hit, zero misses. A very pretty deep ruby color in the glass. Black fruit aromas are immediate with strawberries playing catch up. There’s a rather nice dark cherry element along with light spice and earthiness.

Bold but always showing restraint, this is a very unique Grenache. Utterly delicious and oh so approachable. This is a serious wine but incredibly fun at the same time. Crunchy and smooth with well developed berries on the palate. A little tobacco and a good bit of earth. A long, lingering finish with more spice. A beautiful wine that sings a song I want to keep hearing. — a year ago

Bridget Murray

9.0

Guys it’s just good - bold but fruity/jammy, and you could have it alone — 2 years ago

Erik Longabardi

9.2

Hardy is a genius — 3 years ago

Kevin Dale

9.1

Brosseau Vineyard - Chalone — 3 years ago

Stephen Redenbaugh

9.1

Amazingly limpid light in the glass. Crushable, Low ABV...silky smooth, chillable, amazing boysenberry fruit with enough tannin/acid to make the wine dance. This is a gateway wine...amateurs and geeks alike will find something to love here! — 6 years ago

Brian Tuite

9.0

Hell yeah initially with a chill. At room temp it picked up too much oak influence for my taste. Back to the fridge fir a cool down. — 7 years ago

Jon Tringale

9.0

Interesting syrah. Deep purple color. Sensation of a red otter pop combined with earthy notes. Balanced and drinks smoothly. — 9 years ago