I took this to a local (Mission Viejo, CA) restaurant last night and ordered the poppyseed-encrusted ahi tuna in hopes of a good match. And it was a match made in heaven! I've only ever had 2 KB's before and they were the 2002 Kanzler's which I was lucky enough to pick up in a wine store for a great price (before the word got out) and which is why I jumped on the mailing list (too bad I waited a year to try them). This was the first KB I opened from my first allocation last year because I only got 4 bottles (hint, hint...). It was worth the wait and then some. The dark berry fruit was gorgeous but the smoothness of the wine was unlike any pinot I can remember drinking - while I won't drop names, I've had some very high profile CA pinot lately and I would rate this at the top. Kudos for the great effort! While my remarks are not intended to help you raise prices, that is an inevitable fact of life - especially when your juice is this good! Unfortunately, now I won't be able to keep my hands off the other 3 resting in the cellar but I firmly believe that if a wine is great now, pop the corks and enjoy them! I can only hope for a good re-load this year...
2004 Sonoma Coast
I took this to a local (Mission Viejo, CA) restaurant last night and ordered the poppyseed-encrusted ahi tuna in hopes of a good match. And it was a match made in heaven! I've only ever had 2 KB's before and they were the 2002 Kanzler's which I was lucky enough to pick up in a wine store for a great price (before the word got out) and which is why I jumped on the mailing list (too bad I waited a year to try them). This was the first KB I opened from my first allocation last year because I only got 4 bottles (hint, hint...). It was worth the wait and then some. The dark berry fruit was gorgeous but the smoothness of the wine was unlike any pinot I can remember drinking - while I won't drop names, I've had some very high profile CA pinot lately and I would rate this at the top. Kudos for the great effort! While my remarks are not intended to help you raise prices, that is an inevitable fact of life - especially when your juice is this good! Unfortunately, now I won't be able to keep my hands off the other 3 resting in the cellar but I firmly believe that if a wine is great now, pop the corks and enjoy them! I can only hope for a good re-load this year...