Dutton Property just lately dropped two collections of wines, and we’re combining all of them into this one mega-review that spans 11 bottlings — plus the most recent launch of Dutton’s canned apple cider. Let’s leap proper in to the lineup!
2022 Dutton Property Chardonnay Morelli Lane Winery – Extremely fruit-forward, melding melon and tropical notes with components of vanilla custard, tempering the fruit with a lush creaminess. A brilliant lemon be aware emerges later within the sport, including a cleaning high quality to what may have in any other case turn out to be a brooding, doughy expertise. Au contraire, the conclusion is sort of summery and downright effusive, the lightest trace of salinity including a chef’s contact to a world-class expertise on the end. Probably the greatest California chardonnays I’ve had in a protracted whereas. A / $65
2022 Dutton Property Chardonnay Dutton Palms Winery – A bittersweet, melon-heavy expression of chardonnay, that includes complementary however understated notes of lemon, guava, and almond. There’s a tricky, nearly tannic edge to the wine that makes for fairly the drying expertise on the end, exhibiting off notes of mineral-laden slate and a little bit of saline character. Toasted oak notes linger on the fade-out, additional tempering the fruit components, although that guava be aware is tenacious. B+ / $51
2022 Dutton Property Chardonnay Kyndall’s Reserve – Relatively on the savory aspect, this chardonnay instantly options dusky notes of nougat and walnut oil, heading into an almond- and coconut-heavy high quality that builds over time. There’s room on the end for extra effusive notes of baked apple and vanilla, however the doughy, cookie-like qualities of the wine invariably win out. Toasty oak and a little bit of turned earth linger on the lengthy end. B+ / $47
2022 Dutton Property Chardonnay Warren’s Assortment – Creamy and stuffed with fruit, heavy on baked apples and vanilla, that is Sonoma at its most earnest, a buttery apple pie in a glass, ringed with touches of lemon and a few salinity. A slight pistachio be aware on the end offers the wine a nutty edge, however solely simply so. It might be heavy with fruit, but it surely’s nonetheless cracking with crispness. A- / $58
2021 Dutton Property Pinot Noir La Familia – Iconic and exquisite from the second it hits the glass. Notes of cola and licorice inform a core of blackberry and a contact of chocolate. The wine coalesces because it develops on the palate, leaning in to a mild earthiness that, with time in glass, perks up with notes of menthol and evergreen notes, rosemary on the end. Intense with taste but elegant and refined, with a mild, raspberry-fueled sweetness on the end, this can be a traditional, iconic expression of the perfect that the Russian River has to supply. A / $75
2022 Dutton Property Pinot Noir Karmen Isabella – A barely dusky, blackberry-laced pinot noir, laden with notes of tea leaf and cola syrup, with a calmly candy high quality that rapidly builds in glass. Various notes of pistachio, allspice, and vanilla emerge rapidly, resulting in a modest milk chocolate high quality on the end. Vaguely Christmassy on the end, with echoes of pine needles. Pretty gentle in physique — the wine may use extra acidity — however in any other case stable for the winter season. B+ / $50
2022 Dutton Property Pinot Noir Inexperienced Valley Women – A rounded and approachable pinot noir, barely candy raspberry notes dominating alongside delicate components of tea leaf and a few inexperienced natural notes — thyme and rosemary — although these are light and well-integrated into the extra fruit-forward core. Fairly florals emerge with time in glass and a bit of heat above cellar temperature, however these raspberry components dominate for the lengthy haul. A superb alternative for a extra fruit-driven expertise. A- / $85
2021 Dutton Property Pinot Noir Thomas Highway Winery – One other well-balanced however sweet-leaning pinot noir, with a barely charry be aware of toasted brown sugar up prime, rapidly leaning into brilliant cherry and raspberry. This fruit bomb is adopted by touches of olive and evergreen — maybe some rosemary late within the sport. The fruit endures all through everything of the expertise, sustaining a powerful line of recent juiciness effectively into the prolonged end. Lip-smacking and downright enjoyable to drink, it’s robust to place down. A / $70
2021 Dutton Property Pinot Noir Manzana Winery – A balanced wine, mixing cherry and raspberry notes with effusive notes of cola, tea leaf, and a few bay leaf. Vibrant and fruit-forward with out being jammy, it segues into mild touches of vanilla and strawberry later within the sport, hinting at blueberry and only a pinch of peppery earth on the end. This isn’t an excessively complicated wine, however its focus is on all the best locations. A- / $67
2021 Dutton Property Syrah My Father’s Winery – As all the time, that is an aggressive syrah — although it fortuitously doesn’t push issues over the sting, complementing an appropriately beefy, nearly smoky core with darkish notes of currants, plums, and black cherries. Whereas our final encounter with this wine, the 2018 classic, was met with a slight balsamic finish, right here we discover a softer approach out which is perhaps extra agreeable to drinkers pairing this wine with purple meat or different hearty fare. Touches of espresso linger. B+ / $58
2021 Dutton Property Syrah Cherry Ridge Winery – Right here’s a extra balanced, approachable tackle syrah, massive with cherry notes — maybe telegraphed to me by the identify of the winery. Brightly candy and effusive — by no means meaty and brooding like most syrahs — it cuts a extra merlot-like profile with components of vanilla and combined florals, shifting into a light-weight baking spice character later within the sport. It’s hearty in physique but singlemindedly fairly, by means of and thru, maybe the least syrah-like syrah I’ve had in years. Not a foul factor, to be trustworthy. A- / $58
Dutton Property Laborious Apple Cider (2023) – I don’t count on something a lot has modified with this product since final 12 months; once more it’s semi-sweet, with a modest bitter high quality that evokes pears over apples, touched with grapefruit notes. Inexperienced tea and slightly lemon zest give the end some zip. I prefer it a bit higher right this moment, however possibly it’s simply rising on me. 7.4% abv. B+ / $40 per 12-pack of 12-oz cans
2022 Dutton Property Chardonnay Warren’s Assortment
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