TomHill:
Hey friends,
Thanks so much for reading and sharing the Humboldt piece. It was one of the most incredible coastal trips I’ve made in the U.S. In writing this piece I had to calm myself down and temper my enthusiasm, because the Lost Coast is one of the most stunning places I’ve seen.
After four straight days of surfing intense and heavy waves, and camping in the woods, my brother and his friends decided to do a 26-mile, 13-hour hike into a coastal mountain peak - It looked amazing, but I said, no thanks, and went to chill with Andrew for a few hours.
I’m really glad I did because, as you can tell, it was a blast. I know I’m human and when tasting these wines I was already in a state of absolute stoke, so the wines could’ve sucked and I would’ve still had fun. But, I took a lot of time with Andrew’s wines and they were firing for my palate. I love the red fruit focus, the refreshing acidity, lots of complex earthy, spice notes. And that Humboldt Zin, too… man. Really fun stuff. Andrew, by the way, that Ishi Pishi Ranch must be a very special site. The wines were great, and I’m sure the site is crazy beautiful.
Isaac,
Tom, I didn’t get to visit Cabot, but that’s the other one I would love to - saw you mentioned them. Tasted one of their Humboldt Syrahs a few years ago, blind, with a bunch of N. Rhone stuff, Paso Robles, Mendocino, Cayuse - and it stood out as unique - made me want to visit. Next time!