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KeLuke's Review:

A great and sturdy Alsatian every day white. Nice balance between the mixture of varietals. I can't get enough Chasselas lately, so this wine does it for me! Floral and aromatic with a great contrast between tart and mellow.

KeLuke's Review:

Tasted the 05 at their tasting room back in October, fell in love, and brought a few bottles home. Still blown away by the outstanding and velvety balance of this wine. Round and full on the palate, this wine melts in your mouth. It's all green and herbal with just a hint of dark red cherries on the finish.

KeLuke's Review:

I am such a fan of Greg Brewer and Steve Clifton, their dynamic as a team is one of the reasons their wines are so incredible. Once you've visited the S.R.H area and felt the micro-climates and put your hands in the soil, you really appreciate why these grapes that are grown across the street from each other make wines that taste so different. The Clos Pepe is a great sturdy pinot. Voluptous and forward with a subtle softness, it's decidedly feminine yet indestructable ala Diana Prince. I'm looking forward to the 09' though, since I helped stomp it!

KeLuke's Review:

Yummy, chewy, sexy spicy goodness. I am a huge fan of the Santa Rita Hills area. What they do to Burgundian wines makes me proud to be an American. Having recently returned from Harvest at Melville (also Brewer-Clifton and Palmina) I can say we came home with some fantastic bottles and I can't wait to get my hands on the 09'....because my feet have already been on it...

KeLuke's Review:

This is one of our favorite wine purchases of the year. Dark cherries and smoky meats on the nose with a hint of tobacco/mint, medium finish that hits every point in your mouth and is very very well balanced. We recently bought two bottles and had three more earlier in the year and all 5 were the same. This wine isn't anything out of the ordinary but seeing as everyone we've had over has tasted it and loved it I'd say it's an extremely well made friendly wine that anyone can get along with. It's the hot friendly cheerleader.

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The perfect wine for a hot summer day. Not that we've had very many of them...This wine is like taking a deep breath of salty sea air while standing on a cliff that has tangerine trees growing on it. Ahhhhh.....

KeLuke's Review:

Big dark juicy spicy jammy for under 5 bucks? I'll take it.

KeLuke's Review:

Gloriously dry and spicy with a hint of smoke and lots of vegetal and berry qualities. Luke says it's like hiking in green pastures and smelling a bonfire in the distance...

KeLuke's Review:

Holy moly. If you can find this, buy it. Warm caramel and maple with tons of dried fruits on the nose. It has the color and scent of a tawny port, but decant and swirl it and it's an incredible red. It's a dark amber and orange color and it's fruity and toasty, with a leathery dry finish. When you sip this, you get a fruit and toffee quality at first that melts into a sour punch of acidity that melts into a warm almonds and brioche like finish. Lots of facets to this wine, not sure how to classify it besides delicious...a good a place as any to start! We're enjoying it on it's own at first and now moving into dark chocolate covered almonds with parmesan, strawberries and balsamic. Wow...

KeLuke's Review:

This is a fantastic representation of a California PN. The folks at Brewer-Clifton really know how to make the most of what they're given. This particular Pinot is dark hued with an almost unfiltered quality, very inky. Lots of berries, dark fruits and licorice on the nose. Vague smell of a woodshop as well. It is opulent but not overbearing with a hint of tartness, there's tons of fruit but it's well balanced by its earthiness. This is a wine that teases your palate and keeps you coming back for more.