2009 Joseph Phelps Freestone Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast (White Wines / Chardonnay)

95 Pts (JS)- Delivers rich, succulent flavors combined with balanced tannins and toasty oak. Pretty aromas of wild raspberry, truffles, and anise. Deep & dark flavors of ripe blueberry mingle with the toffee as well as an silky, voluptuous, full-bodied, strikingly concentrated, pure zin style. This wine is still young but will meld together for a graceful complex experience and exciting offering over the next 3+ years, peaking around 2015 in our estimate. This wine is guaranteed to thrill with veal lasagna, pizza, lamb curry or any grilled meat. James Suckling.Com

92 pts(WA) The 2009 Pinot Noir Freestone Vineyards bursts from the glass with an exciting array of sweet black cherries, herbs, dried flowers, licorice and tar, all supported by lively minerality. This focused, beautifully delineated Pinot is first-class all the way. The Freestone bottling is 53% Pastorale Vineyard and 47% Quarter Moon Vineyard. Anticipated maturity: 2013-2019. Antonio Galloni Robert parker’s Wine advocate February 2012

92 pts(WE) Enormously ripe in cherries, raspberries, cranberries and dates, almost sweet, except that it’s totally dry, and the acidity is fresh and bright. A big, big wine that dazzles for sheer power, although it’s not especially subtle right now. That could change in the cellar. Give it a few years, and then a good decanting before service. Wine Enthusiast December 2011

90+pts(IWC) Good full red. Perfumed, high-toned aromas of red and dark berries, pungent spicy oak and flowers. Youthfully tight and not showing its flesh today, with a peppery quality contributing to the wine's juiciness and impression of structure. Still a bit edgy on the finish and in need of another year or two of bottle aging. Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar May 2012