90 points, Robert Parker, Wine Advocate
February 2005
Tart acidity and a crisp, elegant personality, with more smoky, herbal notes and a decidedly cool climate style characterizes the 2002 Pinot Noir Bondi Home Ranch Water Trough Vineyard. This wine is well-made, but a completely different expression of Pinot Noir from a cooler area. It is remarkable how the 2002 is so different from the explosive 2003. Anticipated maturity: 2007-2012.
90 points, Robert Parker, Wine Advocate
December 2003
The 2002 Pinot Noir Bondi Home Ranch Water Trough is a tannic, cool climate effort. Produced from the new Dijon clones, Julie Martinelli told me it comes from the coldest site they have for Pinot, which is the reason for its narrow personality and harder, higher tannin. A deep ruby color is followed by a wine with crisp underlying acidity and more tangy tartness than its siblings. Although loaded, it requires 1-2 years of cellaring, and should keep for a decade.
90 points, Stephen Tanzer
June 2004
($50) Saturated ruby. Very dark aromas of wild plum, bitter chocolate and nutty oak; lightly syrupy and roasted notes, along with a faint dusty quality, detract from the wine's clarity. Then thick and strong in the mouth, with a distinct impression of extract. The wine's fruit syrup character is leavened by its sound acidity. Shows less "French funk" than some of the winery's other 2002 pinots, according to Julie Martinelli, but currently comes across as rather muted on the nose. 90(+?) points
88 points, Wine Spectator
July 2004
Ripe, with rich, lively plum and blackberry fruit up front and fine balance to the tannins and acidity. Finishes with a long, complex aftertaste. Drink now through 2008. 635 cases made. (JL)
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