96 The Real Review

Ranked #1 of 78 2022 Riesling from Clare Valley.
"Very light straw-yellow with a whiff of minerally edginess, dried herbs and dried flowers, a faint suggestion of acetone, then a lemon-juicy palate that is generous and expansive at the same time as it retains its tautness and youthful reserve. There's a mandarin-like juiciness on the back-palate and finish, the aftertaste cleansingly dry. In all, a really delicious riesling that is already highly enjoyable and has a bright future."

91 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

A pretty nose of ripe cassis, dark cherries, walnuts and dried herbs. Medium-bodied with velvety tannins. Creamy, with a rich core of dark fruit and berries on the mid-palate. Pretty walnut notes on the finish. Drink now or hold.

95 Antonio Galloni - Vinous

"The 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Buriano is such a distinctive wine. It is also very young, so a few years of cellaring is advisable. Inky dark red/blue fruit, lavender, spice, mocha, incense and licorice add nuance to this decidedly plush, textured Cabernet."

93 John Gilman - View from the Cellar

The 2019 Pinot Noir “Petaluma Gap” from Stewart Johnson’s Kendric Vineyards is once again outstanding and a great, great value. The wine includes thirty-five percent whole clusters this year and was raised for two years in cask prior to bottling without filtration. Twenty-five percent of the casks were new this year for the wine, which comes in at a svelte thirteen percent octane. The wine offers up a refined aromatic constellation of cherries, strawberries, cinnamon, mustard seed, a touch of beetroot, a lovely base of soil, woodsmoke and a nice touch of cedary oak. On the palate the wine is vibrant, full-bodied, young and transparent, with a lovely core of red fruit, tangy acids, fine focus and grip and a long, complex and moderately tannic finish. This will want a handful of years in the cellar to properly blossom. It is a very elegant example of west coast pinot noir.