2018 Estate Reserve Pinot Noir
92 pts – Jeb Dunnuck
“The 2018 Pinot Noir Estate Reserve is more floral and perfumed, with bright cherry and raspberry fruits as well as violets, candied orange, and spice. It's another beautiful, medium-bodied Pinot Noir with rock-solid balance and length.”
92 pts – Wine Spectator
“Robust and rich tasting, with lots of tea leaf accents to the richly spiced dark currant and plum tart flavors. Chocolate nib notes on the ripe, fruity finish. Drink now through 2025. 285 cases made.”
2018 Mes Filles Pinot Noir
93 pts – Jeb Dunnuck
“More complex, the 2018 Pinot Noir Mes Filles gives up a ruby-plum color to go with more forest floor, black tea, orange blossom, and violet nuances. It has wonderful darker cherry fruit, medium body, ripe, present tannins, no hard edges, and a great finish.”
93 pts – Wine Spectator
“Rich and savory, featuring powerfully structured dried raspberry, cherry and underbrush flavors. Minerally midpalate, with notes of baker's chocolate on the lithe finish, showing smoky hints. Drink now through 2024. 115 cases made.”
2018 Russian River Valley Pinot Noir
89 pts – Jeb Dunnuck
“Moving to the reds, the 2018 Pinot Noir Russian River Valley has impressive Bing cherry and wild strawberry fruits as well as nicely integrated oak, some floral, sappy, resinous nuances, medium body, and a good finish.”
88 pts – Wine Spectator
“Taut, with leafy and forest floor notes to the dried plum and cherry flavors. Flinty accents show on the savory finish. Drink now. 1,152 cases made.”
2018 Walker Station Chardonnay
92 pts – Wine Spectator
“A minerally style, with crunchy acidity backing the concentrated pear and green apple flavors, featuring accents of dried tarragon. Lemon curd notes show on the fresh, focused finish. Drink now through 2025. 185 cases made.”
88 pts – Jeb Dunnuck
“The 2018 Chardonnay Walker Station is enjoyable, with a fresh, sappy herb and spice character balanced by plenty of classic butter Chardonnay fruit. It's medium-bodied, has good fruit, and a quality finish. It doesn’t match the previous vintages, but it’s still a rock-solid Chardonnay.”
2018 Walker Station Pinot Noir
92 pts – Jeb Dunnuck
“Lastly, the 2018 Pinot Noir Walker Station offers lots of redcurrants, Bing cherries, roasted herbs, underbrush, and Asian spice aromas and flavors. A bigger, richer styled effort from this estate, it's medium to full-bodied and has ripe tannins, notable structure, and a great finish.”
91 pts – Wine Spectator
“Direct and juicy style, filled with concentrated plum tart and red cherry flavors backed by fresh acidity. Finish offers licorice hints and subtle minerality. Drink now through 2024. 185 cases made.”