date:Sep 19, 2012
Boonville was a quiet asterisk in California wine.
2010 Drew Morning Dew Vineyard Anderson Valley Pinot Noir ($48, 13.5% alcohol): What a pairing - Jason Drew, one of Mendocino's best talents, combined with fruit from Williams Selyem founder Burt Williams' vineyard above Philo. A mix of lesser-used vine selections (the 828 clone, plus material replanted from Rochioli and one thought to have a top Burgundy lineage) makes this a shy wine at first. But its mysterious, fecund nature comes forward,