Demetria Estate

2006 Cuvée Sandra Pinot Noir (Sta. Rita Hills)

92 Points Wine Enthusiast December 2008 Issue

This best-of-barrels reserve shows a richness and complexity that make for compelling drinking. A mixture of several clones and selections of Pinot Noir, the wine has firm tannins, but the burst of cherries, red currants, root beer and sweet smoky oak gives it a supple, mouth-filling quality. Delicious now with decanting, and should hold and improve through 2012. —S.H.

2005 Pinot Blanc Sta. Rita Hills

94 points Wine Enthusiast April 2007 Issue

“The winery’s flagship white wine is among the greatest California Pinot Blancs I’ve ever tasted.  Made Alsatian-style, it’s tremendous in tangerine, kumquat, apricot, honeysuckle, buttercream, cinnamon-clove and vanilla aromas.  In the mouth, it turns rich and opulent, and while the wine is dry, it has a dessert pastry taste, like coconut cream pie, Key lime pie, and tangerine custard.  Absolutely world-class wine. Editors’ Choice”

2005 Chardonnay Sta. Rita Hills

93 points Wine Enthusiast April 2007 Issue

“The vineyard is the farthest west in the appellation, and the resulting wine is a high acid thriller.  It’s 100% barrel fermented, the wine has Meyer lemon, crème brulee and char flavors, backed  by a firm minerality.  Sleek and refined, this is the winery’s first-ever Chard, and one to watch.”