Tag: 2016


pdwr Volume 7.1 Places 2016 Vintage “among the best”

2016 Les Leçons des Maîtres The nose is well-focused herb, citrus and white peach, crisp green fruit and whiffs of white pepper. Always stunning in its elegance, the palate is effortlessly layered white stone fruit and melon with notes of herb and crisp green apple. Hard to come up with superlatives – it is consistently… Read more »

Bibiana and Jeff Tasting Wine From the Barrel

2016s Score High in Jeb Dunnuck’s Regional Report

Brilliance from Sonoma Taking a step back, this is an incredible time for Northern California. Starting with 2012, the region has had one sensational vintage after another… 2016 is unquestionably a world-class vintage for Sonoma… the good news just keeps rolling in from Northern California and this report includes an incredible number of truly world-class wines. Image:… Read more »

Sonoma Region Wine Vineyard

Vinous Includes Shared Notes as Part of “Sonoma’s Stellar 2016s”

  These are two very pretty wines from Shared Notes. – Antonio Galloni   The 2016 Les Leçons des Maîtres blends the aromatic intensity of Sauvignon Blanc with the textural resonance of Semillon. Apple, pear, mint, almond and dried flowers are all woven together in this delicious, inviting Sonoma County white. The blend is 62%… Read more »

Shared Notes Bottles and Vineyard

The Stories Behind the Release of Shared Notes 2016 Wines

From fruit to wine, barrel to bottle, the 2016 Shared Notes wines have completed their initial chapters and are all packed up, ready for the next part of their lives. Wine is made up of stories. Science meets art to create wine, true, but it is through stories that we experience this magical liquid. The… Read more »