Susan & I tried these two w/ her fabulous Egyptian lentil soup Fri:
1. Bucklin OldHillRanch Mixed Whites/SonomaVlly/SonomaCnty WW (13.8%; 14 Heritage white varieties; 93 cs) Bucklin/Sonoma 2022: Med.light gold color; strong floral/carnations/dandelions some earthy quite old-timey SonomaCnty white rather interesting bit rustic slight Fr.Clombard nose; lightly tart some earthy/rustic rather floral/carnations/dandelions very old-timey complex lovely flavor; very long bit tart/earthy/rustic finish that mirrors the flavor; not a lot of perfumed/high-toned character; reminds a lot of the old GusSebastiani Green Hungarian but more aromatic; lots of very old-timey character. $28.00
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2. Ryme PinotNoir LasBrisasVnyd/Carneros/SonomaCnty (13.3%; www.RymeCellars.com) 2021: Fairly light garnet color; really lovely very fragrant/perfumed cherry/Carneros c-c/PN some pencilly/oak some complex nose; lightly tar/tangy very perfumed/cherry/Carneros PN/spicy old-timey bit earthy rather pencilly/bit oakedrather compex light-weight flavor w/ light gentle tannins; very long lightweight finish that mirrors the flavor; a light-weight delicate/elegant very pretty atypical expression of PN. $38.00
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More gibblefrick from TheBloodyPulpit:
1. Some yrs ago, WillBucklin went around to a bunch of the very old SonomaCnty field-blend vnyds and harvested cuttings of many of the white varieties & propagated them onto OldHill. This Mixed Whites is the product of that labor of love. Very small production but always one of my favorite OldHill wines.
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2. In an age where getting extract & intensity into your PN, this Ryme represents a throwback to how Pinots used to be made in Calif. It reminded me a lot of FrankMahoney's early CarnerosCreek Pinots but not as much oak & intensity. Quite a pretty expression of PN.
Tom