We checked out these equivalent bottlings from Gary Farrell a 12 months in the past, just one classic prior, respectively. Now they’re up to date and again. Again into the fold we go!
2019 Gary Farrell Chardonnay Russian River Valley Olivet Lane Winery – Creamy, with calmly lemony notes operating to apple, caramel, and lingering vanilla notes. The citrus doesn’t maintain again on this one, lemon and blood orange brightening up the pushy, creamy palate. There’s a end of guava that lingers nearly perpetually, spiked gently with lemon peel. A- / $45
2018 Gary Farrell Pinot Noir Russian River Valley Hallberg Winery – Nonetheless a delight, and fewer overtly candy than I recall from final 12 months. Iconic RRV pinot notes meld darkish cherries, blackberries, turned earth, and cloves right into a tart however seductive combine, making for a considerably completely different presentation vs. the 2017 classic. Some balsamic on the end isn’t unwelcome, however give this wine a slight chill earlier than ingesting for finest outcomes. A- / $55
2018 Gary Farrell Pinot Noir Russian River Valley Hallberg Winery
$55
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