The 2023 Hopkins Rosé of Pinot noir is fresh, bright, and immediately gratifying.

The nose on the 2023 Hopkins features pomelo, grapefruit, and lime citrus aromas with a limestone, wet concrete note.  The mouthfeel is direct yet finesse-driven and the finish is quite clean, crisp, and salivating.

This is the bargain of the vintage; a true West Sonoma Coast Pinot noir from the excellent 2021 vintage with impeccable balance and site expressiveness. The lifted aroma of the 2021 Cep Pinot features pomegranate, raspberry, cranberry, clove, and tarragon. Fruit on the palate mirrors though begins to hint at darker cherry and plum notes. 

The 2020 Cep Syrah straight up reminds me of a Crozes Hermitage Syrah. Not trying to borrow from that region, but due to a warmer than normal vintage, the wine just has that blueberry mixed with black olive aroma sweetened by wafts of bacon fat that those who know Crozes associate with the region.

This wine has real harmony and balance. The seductive, silky texture in the mid-palate stays fresh and retains the energy typically found in our Chardonnay. The wine is not heavy or ponderous but full of character. The finish is bright and clean and there is an aftertaste of lemon curd and mint that lingers for minutes.

The 2022 is another sensational Viognier and is on the less fruit-driven and more mineral side of our Estate Viogniers. The 2022 emphasizes lemon thyme and lime oil smells. The wine is medium-bodied and linear with bright acidity and limestone, chamomile, and lemon notes that linger in the after-taste.

The 2022 bursts out of the glass with a beam of dark raspberry, pomegranate, orange zest, and black trumpet mushroom aromas. In addition to the fruit aromas, a little tea, sour cherry, brass, and bark frame the wine in the aftertaste and finishes with our hallmark fresh acidity making you salivate.

The nose is inviting with red plum and Earl Grey tea aromas.  Flavors of slightly zingy Rainier cherry and blood orange frame darker cherry, lavender, and new leather aromas. The texture is velvety with soft tannins and finishes bright with a long aftertaste.

This is the most muscular wine with aromas straddling red and black fruits (think plum skin) with a little more tannin in the finish from whole cluster fermentation and the contribution of the Calera clonal selection of Pinot Noir. It cannot be categorized as brawny, however, with fetching high-toned floral notes and a new leather aroma that speaks to its youthfulness.

This is the most muscular wine with aromas straddling red and black fruits (think plum skin) with a little more tannin in the finish from whole cluster fermentation and the contribution of the Calera clonal selection of Pinot Noir. It cannot be categorized as brawny, however, with fetching high-toned floral notes and a new leather aroma that speaks to its youthfulness.

The black ink, slate, and violet aromas beckon as you swirl and smell. There is a depth to the iron aroma that expands on the palate when you take a sip. The mouthfeel is soft with moderate tannins and aromas of brown spice, bacon, ponzu, and iron linger on the long refreshing aftertaste.

The black ink, slate, and violet aromas beckon as you swirl and smell. The mouthfeel is soft with moderate tannins and aromas of brown spice, bacon, ponzu, and iron linger on the long refreshing aftertaste. 

The 2021 is perfectly proportioned and harmonious with aromas of sassafras, wet slate, and apple skin with a floral and savory note popping in and out. The elements of the wine are already remarkably well-integrated with notes of cedar, forest floor, and ras el hanout spice framing the fruit. 

Aromas of mint, coconut/lime juice, roasted lemon, and crème brulée carry seamlessly across the palate. The mouthfeel straddles a line between silky and intense; a feature that has become a hallmark of our Chardonnay.