Vintage Chart and Drinking Recommendations

Last updated: December, 2011

Please roll over any recommendation for tasting notes and further details on each wine.

  • Hold - These wines are young, need more time in bottle, and should be cellared.
  • Drink/Hold - While the wine is approachable now, these wines will continue to develop and improve with time in bottle.
  • Drink - These wines have fully matured and are ready to drink.
     
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Chardonnay
Rhys
Alpine Vineyard Drink Drink/Hold Drink Drink/Hold Drink/Hold Drink/Hold
Horseshoe Vineyard -- -- -- -- -- --
Santa Cruz Mountains -- -- -- -- -- Drink
Pinot Noir
Rhys
Alpine Vineyard Drink -- Drink/Hold Hold Drink/Hold Hold
-- -- Hold Hold -- --
Alpine Swan Terrace -- -- Drink/Hold Hold Hold Hold
Family Farm Vineyard Drink -- -- Drink/Hold Hold Drink/Hold
Home VineyardDrink -- Drink/Hold Hold Hold --
Horseshoe Vineyard -- -- -- Hold Hold --
Skyline Vineyard -- -- -- Hold Hold Drink/Hold
Bearwallow Vineyard -- -- -- -- Drink/Hold Drink/Hold
Santa Cruz Mountains -- -- -- -- -- Drink/Hold
Alesia
Chileno Valley Drink Drink Drink -- -- --
Falstaff Road Vineyard -- Drink Drink Drink/Hold -- --
Green Valley -- -- DrinkDrink/Hold -- --
Kanzler VineyardDrink -- -- -- -- --
San Mateo County -- -- Drink -- -- --
Sonatera Vineyard Drink -- -- -- -- --
Sonoma Coast Drink -- Drink Hold Drink --
Syrah
Rhys
Horseshoe Vineyard -- -- -- Drink/Hold Hold --
Skyline Vineyard -- -- -- -- Hold --
Alesia
Chileno Recalled -- -- -- -- --
Fairview Ranch Vineyard -- Drink Drink -- -- --