Red Wine from Sonoma

Vinous, 93 points: The 2012 Pinot Noir Gaps Crown is one of the darker, more powerful Pinots I have tasted from Wind Gap. Violets, lavender, black cherries, menthol and licorice flesh out in an ample, structured Pinot full of personality...

jebdunnuck.com, 97 points: As with the ’14, the 2012 Syrah Rodgers Creek Vineyard saw a whopping 10% Viognier. It’s still young and offers a sensational perfume of currants, smoked meats, olives, spices, and crushed flowers. It’s a full-bodied...

Wine Enthusiast, 94 points: This is an intriguingly light, lean and savory wine, true to its extreme Sonoma Coast provenance. The color and texture tip one off to its ethereal nature, a blend of shy cranberry, rhubarb and exotic spice. The long...

Wine Enthusiast, 93 points: Elegant and well structured, this offers vibrant strawberry fruit wrapped around inviting aromatics of violet and spice. This cool-climate Pinot boasts a silky texture on the palate and finishes with subtle suggestions of...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 93 points: 93+ From one of the great historic vineyards of Northern California, the 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Monte Rosso Vineyard, like all of the remaining Cabernet Sauvignons, is aged in 100% new French oak for two years prior to...

Pinot Report, 94 points: Medium-deep ruby color; complex, rich wild cherry aromas with some spice and herbal notes; deep, complex flavors of cherry and earth with some herbal and tea notes; silky texture; good structure and balance; long...

Connoisseur's Guide, 95 points: Intensely spicy with a wealth of pepper and game tagging it as Syrah in no uncertain terms yet also wonderfully deep in ongoing blackberry-like fruit, this exquisitely structured wine manages to be big, balanced and...

Wine Spectator, 93 points: Bold blueberry and smoky meat aromas lead to complex, expressive flavors of dark plum, crushed stone and licorice that linger toward big but ripe tannins. Drink now through 2027. 175 cases made. –TF