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World of Fine Wine Features Bethel Heights

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If Oscar Wilde is correct, and the difference between literature and journalism is that journalism is unreadable and literature is not read, we respectfully submit that in […]

World of Fine Wine Features Bethel Heights2017-07-16T20:33:25-07:00

“One of the best New World Chardonnays…”

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“One of the best New World Chardonnays I’ve ever drunk.”
Forbes.com, 5/30/15

Pretty much the best thing we could hear about our 2013 Casteel Chardonnay! Our family name on this wine was our license to choose […]

“One of the best New World Chardonnays…”2017-07-16T20:24:54-07:00

Amazing Scores from Wine Spectator

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We just learned that our 2012’s received some AMAZING scores from Wine Spectator.

95 – ’12 Flat Block Pinot Noir

94 – ’12 Illahe Vineyard Pinot Noir

94 – ’12 West Block Pinot Noir

93 […]

Amazing Scores from Wine Spectator2017-07-16T20:21:05-07:00

Vintage 2014 at Bethel Heights Vineyard: Warm, Dry, & Bountiful

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Vintage 2014 at Bethel Heights Vineyard:
WARM, DRY, & BOUNTIFUL

The new wines have just gone into barrel at this point, so sweeping pronouncements about the vintage would certainly be premature. Here are some […]

Vintage 2014 at Bethel Heights Vineyard: Warm, Dry, & Bountiful2017-07-16T20:11:11-07:00

THE WINE SPECTATOR, SEPTEMBER 30, 2007

THE WINE SPECTATOR, SEPTEMBER 30, 2007

2005 Bethel Heights Pinot Noir Flat Block Reserve – 91

Supple and graceful. Shows real presence, with creamy cherry and huckleberry flavors, finishing on a creamy note. Lingers artfully against refreshing acidity.

 

2005 Bethel Heights Pinot Noir West Block Reserve – 91

Smooth, velvety and graceful, artfully layering the cherry, plum, toast […]

THE WINE SPECTATOR, SEPTEMBER 30, 20072017-11-13T17:29:07-08:00

EROBERTPARKER.COM #173, JAY MILLER, OCTOBER 2007

EROBERTPARKER.COM #173, JAY MILLER, OCTOBER 2007

2005 Bethel Heights Pinot Noir Casteel Reserve – 92

My favorite of the Bethel Heights Pinots is the 2005 Pinot Noir Estate Casteel Reserve (named after the founder of the winery). It is a blend of the estate s old vines and is the most perfumed and complex aromatically. […]

EROBERTPARKER.COM #173, JAY MILLER, OCTOBER 20072017-07-12T04:18:57-07:00

VINTRUST’S SOMM SELECTIONS, SPRING 2008

VINTRUST’S SOMM SELECTIONS, SPRING 2008

2004 Bethel Heights Vineyard Chardonnay Estate Grown – 94

  • 15 Aroma: pear, green apple, lime
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13 Flavor: ripe pear, lime, lemon, vanilla spice
  • 14 Structure: lovely round texture, very bright acid
  • 14 Length: long finish of pear skin, mineral
  • 38 Balance: rich and refreshing

The [Chardonnay] wines using the Dijon clones […]

VINTRUST’S SOMM SELECTIONS, SPRING 20082017-07-11T04:14:16-07:00

WINE & SPIRITS MAGAZINE, APRIL 2008

WINE & SPIRITS MAGAZINE, APRIL 2008

2006 Bethel Heights Pinot Noir Estate Grown – 92

A wine that glows blue, offering aromas of wild berries and plums. Its flavors are dark and generous, a black cherry tartness that starts out lithe and silky and gathers intensity through a long, complex finish. A fresh and stylish […]

WINE & SPIRITS MAGAZINE, APRIL 20082017-07-11T04:14:35-07:00

INTERNATIONAL WINE CELLAR, STEPHEN TANZER, APRIL 2008

INTERNATIONAL WINE CELLAR, STEPHEN TANZER, APRIL 2008

www.wineaccess.com/tanzer

2005 Bethel Heights Estate Chardonnay – 90 


Light gold color. Leesy pear, melon and peach aromas are complicated by smoky oak spices and anise. Rich and supple, offedring powerful orchard fruit flavors and suave spiciness. This complex wine gains weight on the finish but […]

INTERNATIONAL WINE CELLAR, STEPHEN TANZER, APRIL 20082017-07-11T04:17:06-07:00
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