Sunce Winery – Pinot Noir Estate 2011 – Sonoma

Sunce Winery – Pinot Noir Estate 2011 – Sonoma

A nectar still in barrel but is already very promising. It currently shows nice fruity notes of cherries, strawberries and cherries combined with chocolate notes. Wine creamy oak and mineral.

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Sunce Winery – Pinot Noir 2010 – Russian River Valley – Sonoma

Sunce Winery – Pinot Noir 2010 – Russian River Valley – Sonoma

It develops aromas of black cherry, plum and also blackberry, blackcurrant and raspberry all this combined with hints of vanilla and spice. Round nectar, soft, fruity and very marked by the terroir. (A delight!)

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Sunce Winery – Viognier 2011 – Suisun Valley – Sonoma

Sunce Winery – Viognier 2011 – Suisun Valley – Sonoma

A wine particularly successful developing notes of pineapple, quince, white flowers, honey and spice. Wine quite sweet and fresh in the mouth.

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Sunce Winery – Malvasia Bianca Dry 2011 – Suisun Valley – Sonoma

Sunce Winery – Malvasia Bianca Dry 2011 – Suisun Valley – Sonoma

A well-structured wine, well balanced development notes of apricot, pear, pineapple combined with notes of hazelnuts and crème brulée. There are also some floral notes.

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Sunce Winery – Chardonnay 2010 – Russian River Valley – Sonoma

Sunce Winery – Chardonnay 2010 – Russian River Valley – Sonoma

Aromas of melon, lemon, clementines associated with notes of white flowers. Wine round, woody and relatively creamy in the mouth.

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Sunce Winery – Sauvignon Blanc 2011 – Russian River Valley – Sonoma

Sunce Winery – Sauvignon Blanc 2011 – Russian River Valley – Sonoma

A wine developing fruity herbal notes including melon, citrus, plum and almond. A round wine with a light green back in your mouth.

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Ram’s Gate Winery – Brut – North Coast

Ram’s Gate Winery – Brut – North Coast

A sparkling with notes of granny apple, exotic fruits sugar (Quenette), plum and white flowers associated with keys cinnamon, vanilla, toasted but also leather / Stable … A mineral wine with fine and elegant bubbles.

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Ram’s Gate Winery – Zinfandel (Late Harvest) 2009 – Sonoma

Ram’s Gate Winery – Zinfandel (Late Harvest) 2009 – Sonoma

A sweet wine but that certainly does not overload the tastebuds. It has notes of jammy fruit (raspberry, red berries, currant, pear) associated with notes of spice, mocha, chocolate and honey. A quite fruity wine.

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Ram’s Gate Winery – Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 – Sonoma

Ram’s Gate Winery – Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 – Sonoma

A wine with fruity mouth, developing aromas of black fruits including plum and cassis, combined with currants and raspberries. It also reveals notes of tobacco, spice, chocolate and coffee. A powerful and fine wine at the same time but needs a little time to open. Personally I’d recommend to decant this wine.

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Ram’s Gate Winery – Pinot Noir 2010 – Sangiacomo Vineyards – Sonoma

Ram’s Gate Winery – Pinot Noir 2010 – Sangiacomo Vineyards – Sonoma

A complex wine, very fruity aromas of cherries developing black currant, blackberries, figs, plums and cranberries associated with hint of citrus (orange) and woody notes. A fleshy and round wine. In my opinion THE best Pinot Noir 2010 from Sonoma

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