The San Francisco Chronicle Magazine,
Top 100 Wines 2012, Jon Bonné

While this St. Helena estate’s current 2009 Cabernet is beautiful, its benchmark work with white grapes deserves attention, especially in a cold year that could, like 1998, turn out to be a beautiful vintage for white wines. Bay-leaf aromas reveal the cold year, but the perfumed fig and dense citrus peel, and a mastery of texture, show just how much winemaker Aron Weinkauf takes this seriously. Simultaneously luscious and nervy. A pinnacle for California. (December 2, 2012)

Vinography, Alder Yarrow

Tasting Notes: A blend of 61% Sauvignon Blanc, 36% Sauvignon Musque, and 3% Semillion, this wine has a light greenish gold hue in the glass. It smells of kiwi and green apple with a whiff of fresh bright wet stone. In the mouth, green apple and wet stone flavors zip around on the back of excellent acidity, and linger with a hint of yeasty woodiness in the finish. 14.1% alcohol. Score: around 9. (February, 2012) Read the complete article.

International Wine Cellar, Steve Tanzer

Pale green tinged straw. Pungent, complex nose offers scents of citrus peel, grapefruit, chlorophyll and white pepper. Then supple and seamless in the mouth, with enticing floral lift to the white peach and citrus flavors. The fresh peach quality carries through on the brisk finish. Long on personality. 91 points (May, 2012) www.wineaccess.com/tanzer

The San Francisco Chronicle Magazine, Top 100 Wines 2012, Jon Bonné

Vinography, Alder Yarrow

International Wine Cellar, Steve Tanzer

The San Francisco Chronicle Magazine,
Top 100 Wines 2012, Jon Bonné