Winery Acclaim Results
Mar. 1 2011
Erath 2008 Fuqua Pinot Noir Dundee Hills
92 points - “Cellar Selection” Wine Enthusiast
Good concentration, which gives the fruit more plum and black cherry than red raspberry. It’s deep and sinuous, with threads of graphite and smoke, but the fruit is the star here, and the wine has the concentration and acidity to cellar well for a decade or more.
Nov. 29 2010
Erath 2008 Fuqua Pinot Noir Dundee Hills
87 points WineSpectator.com
Light, with a hummus like flavor pushing through the modest berry fruit. Finishes on an earthy note.
Apr. 1 2010
Erath 2006 Fuqua Pinot Noir Dundee Hills
92 points Wine Enthusiast
Very fragrant, aromatic and complex before it even hits your mouth. These 20-year-old vines are moving into full maturity, and carry the cherry fruit and iron core of the best Dundee Hills terroir. Though the alcohol is a bit on the high side (14.7%), the wine remains in balance, with a perfect match of fruit, acid, tannin and barrel.
Dec. 3 2009
Erath 2006 Fuqua Pinot Noir Dundee Hills
89 points Wine Spectator
Ripe and generous, with a tangy edge to the blackberry and wet-earth aromas and flavors, persisting on the mildly grippy finish. Best from 2010 through 2014.
Oct. 1 2008
Erath 2006 Fuqua Vineyard Pinot Noir Dundee Hills
87 points The Wine Advocate
The 2006 Pinot Noir Fuqua is a single vineyard selection with a similar flavor profile but with structure and concentration.