90 Points - The Wine Enthusiast

Winemaker Bill Easton calls this Reserve Roussanne " white wine for red wine drinkers" for its level of intensity. Our Roussanne fruit in 2011 was fully ripe at harvest in mid-October. We kept six of our barrels separate and gave this wine an extended élevage on lees for 18 months. This Reserve bottling is made from these selected lots and shows amplified richness, complexity, and minerality.

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93 points, The Wine Enthusiast
90 points, The California Grapevine"Very Highly Recommended"

NOW 92 points in CGCW Retro Tasting 2020
90 points, One Puff,  Connoisseurs’ Guide to California Wine

Our 2010 EASTON Estate Zinfandel was featured on the cover of the Wine Enthusiast and received great scores from many publications. This wine has developed even more in the bottle rewarding us with great depth of flavors. This wine is a good example of our cellar aging program. Bill releases no wine before it is ready to drink.

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CELLAR RELEASE

This single vineyard Syrah is from the oldest Syrah vineyard in the Sierra Nevada (est. 1982) and one of the most famous Syrah sites in California. The parcel is planted all on its own roots. The vines originate from the Chapoutier Hermitage property (UCD Clone 1). We have made a special bottling of this wine, grown just down the road from the winery, since 1990.

Earlier this year this wine was offered to our Elevage club members, and now to you. Limited quantity.

90 pts. The Wine Enthusiast

90 pts. California Grapevine

91 points Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar

Color is dark purple, with complex aromas of cedar, tobacco, and asian spice box. The fruit is blackberry/ cassis/olive with a pleasant St. Julien-like texture, mineral-infused flavors, and sappiness. The wine has good balance, intensity, a plush texture, and length. We think this is the best Cabernet Sauvignon we have made to date.

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