Redolent of sweet cherries and blue berry fruits, this wine flashes plenty of savoury nuances. Aromas of tomato leaf, purple violets and mountain scrub are backed by blue fruits. The palate shows grilled blood orange, smoked sea salt and a savoury, garrigue-driven finish.
A bigger Pinot Noir, the Rosella's shows savoury herbs and crushes stone minerality backed by a baked cherry component. Blue and black fruits predominate on the palate, as well as ripe and rich fig, chocolate, and blackberry compote. Finishing with desert sage and white pepper accents.
A ripe, jammy and broad-shouldered Pinot Noir from what is a cool, windy site in the Sta Rita Hills. Ripe, dried fruits mark the aromatic profile accented by mountain scrub. The palate shows strawberry fruit leather, tobacco, and black plums and finishes with black pepper spiciness.
Ripe and fruit forward with ripe blackberry, cinnamon, Christmas spice and rum cake, reflective in both the aromatics and the palate. The wine shows heat on the finish from the alcohol.
A very pretty, properly Oregon Pinot Noir from Siduri, this Zena Crown vineayrd from 2019 is revelatory. Elegant and finely etched, with lovely, pungent floral aromatics backed by red fruit and spice. The palate shows fleshy berries, basalmic umami character, savoury dried fennel, and thyme accents. Elegance and depth are both on display.
A gorgeous Pinot Noir from the Gran Moraine site shows crushed raspberries on hot stone, cassia bark and dusty gravel. The palate is elegant and refined; delicate red and purple fruits are framed by blue florals; there is a depth of umami character marked by soy, balsamic and wet moss. Wonderful.
A ripe vintage from the Willamette Valley plays to the strength of Siduri winemaker Matt Revelette. Power and spice with ample depth and complexity colour this Pinot Noir from Zena Crown in the Eola-Amity Hills. Cocoa nibs, bay leat and mint accent black and red berries in the aromatic profile. The palate is lush and fruited yet amply savoury. Cherries, raspberry and currant are sprinkled with cocoa powder; there is a smoky flint element to this showy wine with a peppery finish, a bit chewy.
The 2017 vintage produced smaller berries and a Pinot of concentration balanced by freshness. Brick red with violets and notes of seaspray. The palate flashes ample structure and spice. Cinnamon, clove, white pepper and allspice complement dark blue and black berry fruits. The wine finishes with sweet cherry flesh and black tea flavours.
A blend of three distinctive vineyards from the sandy and clay-loam northern rim of the Sta. Rita Hills, this wine offers ripe forest fruit, mushroom, and baking spice aromas. The palate is rich and broad, with an earthy core framed by black cherry, ripe pomegranate, and chai tea.
A rare wine that is not Pinot Noir from Siduri, the Willamette Valley Chardonnay is classically Oregon in its style. Fresh lemon cream and cardamom aromas announce this wine. The palate is a study in what makes Oregon the new hotspot for Chardonnay: freshness delivered with complexity and depth: Lemongrass and beeswax, white pepper and crushed chalk minerality.
A handsome, refined blush, with expressive rose petal, strawberry and orange zest flavors.
A northern exposure site in the Sonoma Coast AVA produces a cooler-styled Pinot Noir with plenty of ripeness (14+%). Pungent floral aromatics accompany mountain berries and eucalyptus notes. The palate is savoury and earthen, fresh and delicious. Soy-driven umami, blue fruits, and clove take you to an earth-driven, fresh mineral finish.
A fresh and lively Pinot Noir from three vineyards in the Santa Lucia Highlands. Dark blue fruits and violet aromas show a balanced wine owing to the long growing season here. The palate has lovely acidity and lift, with fig, clove, barrel spice and delicious minerality.
A blend of the Seascape and Sealift Vineyards combine for a wine that shows Siduri's take on the Sonoma Coast, fresh and savoury yet plenty of ripeness. Grilled blood orange aromas, sea spray, and ripe figs make way for mountainside rosemary. The palate is earth-driven, with notes of soy, balsamic, ample mountain berries and smoked sea salt making an appearance. The finish is fresh, marked by mint.
A blend of 11 Willamette Valley sites, including Zena Crown and Gran Moraine. Overtly aromatic and fresh, the ripe stems give it a carbonic, pungent floral element. Fresh berries and savoury herbs mark the palate, carried to the finish by a lifted acidity and note of evergreen tips.
A nose of ripe red fruits and dark chocolate, this blend of four vineyards in the Sta Rita Hills has produced a compelling and ripe wine. The palate flashes silky blackberries and figs braced by cinnamon and Christmas spice. Red cherries, chewy tannins and a spicy pepper finish carry this wine home.
Described by the winemaker as a ‘three-legged stool’, this wine features fruit from Sebastapool Hills, Green Valley and the Santa Rosa Plains—lots of cola aromas, ripe berries and fleshy cherry. The palate is reflective with notes of cola, smoky spice, and red and black fruits combined in a chewy, ripe Pinot Noir.
From a higher altitude site in the rugged Anderson Valley not far from the Pacific Coast comes a Pinot that still carries plenty of ripe fruit—brawny fruit aromatics of candied cherry and dusty raspberry fruits, along with cinnamon spice. The palate is a core of ripe black fruit, with ample ripe tannin: plums, blackberries, cloves, and some baking chocolate to finish.
The Vintner's Reserve Chardonnay from the 2021 vintage is undeniably complex and delicious. Elegant notes of lemon creme are braced by a nutmeg spice and vanilla note that is complementary and far from overpowering. The palate offers plenty of fresh acidity, honey, lemongrass, bee pollen, and citrus, all combined for a tremendous value and Chardonnay that will shock many in a blind tasting.
From Santa Barbara County comes a mineral-driven Pinot Noir with less fruit and more stone components. The aromatics of smoke, wet cement and crushed chalk are reflective of the wine. Green tea leaves and white pepper frame the stony mineral character on the palate. A real exercise in terroir.
Ripe red and black berry fruits show the aromas of this Anderson Valley bottling with lots of Edmeades Vineyard fruit. This area was the birthplace of Siduri when Adam Lee conceptualised it. The palate is marked by ripe fruit and spice; the black tea character shows along with a Christmas spice carrying to the ripe finish.
From a 1ha vineyard on the west side of Santa Rosa, California, in the Russian River Valley, this Pinot is a riper, classically California-styled wine. Sweet cherry aromas leap forth with a kiss of savoury herbs and mint. The palate is ripe, with smoky cherry notes, ample oak influence and, in turn, almost jammy. Ripe, robust and with heat on the finish.
Named in homage to W.S. Keyes, who planted vineyards on Howell Mountain in the late 1800s, the grapes for this excellent Chardonnay are sourced from altitudes of 1,600 feet. The W.S. Keyes vineyard is one of the last blocks of Chardonnay vines existing on Howell Mountain, which makes this wine even more special. It opens with aromas of white flowers, toasted hazelnut, and white peach. It offers pronounced minerality with flavors of Fuji and Granny Smith apples, buttered toast, and brown baking spices. It is full bodied and bold on the mid palate with a long finish in the post palate. Drink now or over the next five to seven years.
More about palate structures than aromatics, but that’s not to say this white isn’t fragrant. It’s just a builder rather than a punch around the head, just a flow. Lemon, a little barley, some red apple Roussanne poking through. It never feels large at all, rather refined, really. There’s a flor-like phenolic line through the middle, but it remains a wine of fruit and, importantly, cascading textures. I rather like how it’s nuanced and gently creamy and wheaty. Maybe not profound, but an interesting, appley sort of drink. Hard to escape how the low acid makes this more palatable and so moreish.
Youthful and lively in the glass. Complex aromas of grapefruit, melon skin, mineral and just-ripe stone fruit, teaming nicely with a mealy nuttiness. Focused and precise on the palate. Up front, there's a core of citrus and nectarine at play, then a swift punch of minerally acidity kicks in and keeps all taut and fine. Plenty of texture and lovely mouth-feel. A very complete wine