Received email reminder. I’m buying these on faith as they seem to require some aging, so hopefully all you Kutch fans are spot on.
Following available:
2019 Sonoma Coast Chardonnay
Vinous, Antonio Galloni 93 Points – The 2019 Chardonnay (Sonoma Coast) is fabulous. Rich, textured and wonderfully deep, the 2019 balances fruit intensity with bright acids and a good deal of supporting structure. Lemon confit, white flowers, mint and chamomile all meld together effortlessly. All of this fruit comes from the Bohan Vineyard.
View from the Cellar, John Gilman 93 Points
2019 Mindego Ridge Santa Cruz Mountains Pinot Noir
Vinous, Antonio Galloni 94+ Points – A new wine in this range, the 2019 Pinot Noir Mindego Ridge emerges from a newer site in the Santa Cruz Mountains that has proven to be first-rate in just a few vintages. Jamie Kutch goes for a more restrained style relative to his peers here. The 2019 is taut and wiry, with tons of mineral, soil and earth inflections that build over time. Time in the glass brings out terrific fruit richness and greater depth than is evident at the outset.
View from the Cellar, John Gilman 94+ Points
2019 Bohan Graveyard Block Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir
View from the Cellar, John Gilman 95+ Points – The Graveyard Block in Bohan Vineyard is a bit younger vines than some sections of this vineyard, as this parcel was planted in 1988. The soil here is different as well, as this block is sandstone, where most of the vineyard is on Goldridge soils. Interestingly, Jamie Kutch decided to completely de-stem this wine in 2019, though it was treated the same as the other Kutch pinots in all other respects, with indigenous yeast fermentation and aging in used barrels. The 2019 Graveyard offers up a more black fruity nose than the straight Bohan bottling, delivering scents of black cherries, dark berries, bonfire, spiced meats, dark soil tones, espresso, balsam bough, a hint of dried eucalyptus and a gentle framing of cedar. On the palate the wine is deep, pure and full-bodied, with a great core of black fruit, superb soil signature and grip, ripe, buried tannins and a very, very long, tangy and very complex finish. I love the backend lift here. Usually I am a whole cluster guy, but this wine is stunning in its potential beauty!
Vinous, Antonio Galloni 94 Points
2019 McDougall Ranch Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir
View from the Cellar, John Gilman 94 Points – The 2019 McDougall Ranch bottling of pinot noir from Jamie Kutch is also excellent in quality. Its cellar stats are similar to the other wines here this year, with seventy-five percent whole clusters and thirteen percent alcohol. The youthful nose offers up a lovely constellation of cherries, beetroot, pomegranate, pigeon, a fine base of dark soil, roses, black tea, sweet stem tones and cedar. On the palate the wine is deep, pure and potentially sappy at the core, with fine soil signature, ripe, buried tannins, tangy acids and beautiful length and grip on the complex and perfectly balanced finish. This is just a touch more structurally accessible out of the blocks than these other 2019s from Jamie Kutch, but it too is built for the long haul and it would be a crime to open a bottle before its tenth birthday. Fine juice.
Vinous, Antonio Galloni 94 Points