Sipping Fine Wine

9.1

Dairyman Vineyard sits in the southern alluvial plains of the Russian River Valley near the ocean, a region where cooling fog comes in through the Petaluma Gap in the morning and once again in the evening. Medium Ruby color, with aromas of berries, tea and spices. On the palate flavors of raspberry and tart black cherry with herb, cedar and cinnamon. Fine tannins, medium+ finish with lively acidity, good structure, ending with fruit and cedar spice. — 2 days ago

Boris Mathiszik

9.1

New vintage of my perennial Willamette valley favorite. — 16 days ago

Bonnie Chu

9.1

100% Pinot noir. 🌹 champagne & 🍗 tasting — an hour ago

Ron Siegel

9.5

Pair of 12’s with the Rousseau showing more finesse & floral than the Roumier that will need more time — 16 hours ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

Great vintage for this showing lots of red & black fruits, spice, earth, mineral & violets. A wine I buy every year that always delivers — 14 days ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.2

Something for the Jasper Hill Farms, “Willoughby.”

I am not much for Brut these days. Prefer Extra Brut. But I had this 375ml left before I shifted gear’s.

Having said that, this is still very sound and consistent. Think I enjoyed it more once upon a time. It seems sweeter now having a steady stream of EB.

Nice mousse. Lemon, lime pulp w/ a bit flesh, Bosc pear, red apple, yellow stone fruits, tropical fruits, quince, ginger, whipped creams, graham cracker, nougat, light & soft volcanic minerals, nice chalk powder, sea fossils, gentle saline, yellow flowers & lilies with hints of jasmine, pleasant, lively acidity, good balance, structure-tension & a smartly polished elegant finish that lasts 90 seconds and long sets on white spice-ginger.

Excellent pair w/ Key Lime Tart.

@SimplyRedVirtualLiveHamburg — 22 days ago

Henry Fuseler

9.0

11/2025. One of my favorite Pinot Noir’s. Good fruit without over powering cherry. Paired well with my Thanksgiving meal. — 12 days ago

Scott E. Becker

9.3

[Tasted on December 12, 2025 at Home]

Raspberry, cranberry and blueberry fruit, with mineral, mushroom and spice. Wine was rated #11 on Wine Spectator’s Top 100 Wines of 2025. — 21 hours ago

Marc Melser

9.2

We had the 2019 Vintage on 11/29-30/25. An excellent fruit forward, medium bodied and well balanced wine. Tastes of blackberry cherry, black raspberry and Asian spice. A darker fruit profile compared to three corner. — 14 days ago

Ray Roman

9.0

Really enjoyed this wine. Smooth and as others have said, fruit forward. — 12 days ago