93 points

2018 Dutton-Goldfield Dutton Ranch Chardonnay

Virginie Boone, Wine Enthusiast, September 2020

“This is a 100% barrel-fermented wine from such stellar sites as Mill Station, Sullivan and Walker Hill. Lively, fresh and focused, it has great acidity and tension, a pleasing energy and minerality that boosts lovely flavors of green apple, Meyer lemon and mango, finishing with balanced richness.”

89 points

2019 Dutton-Goldfield Dutton Ranch Walker Hill Vineyard Chardonnay

MaryAnn Worobiec, Wine Spectator, June 2022

“This has good intensity to its pear and peach flavors, which reveal aromatic citrus zest, spice and white flower notes, with a juicy core. Drink now. 261 cases made. ”

92 points

2016 Dutton-Goldfield Dutton Ranch Walker Hill Vineyard Chardonnay

James Suckling, James Suckling, May 2019

“This has a ripe nose, but it’s very attractive with pineapple, cloves, dried apricots and vanilla beans. Full body, layers of stone and tropical fruit, pretty acidity and a textured finish. Drink now.”

91 points

2019 Dutton-Goldfield Dutton Ranch Emerald Ridge Pinot Noir

Audrey Frick, Jeb Dunnuck, August 2022

“The 2019 Pinot Noir Emerald Ridge Vineyard is lifted with menthol, cherry lozenge, and cola spice. The palate is full with emerging tannins, cedar, dried cranberry, and warm woodsy spice. Allow another year in bottle and drink over the following 5-6 years.”

90 points

2019 Dutton-Goldfield Dutton Ranch Walker Hill Vineyard Chardonnay

Jeb Dunnuck, August 2022

“The 2019 Chardonnay Walker Hill Vineyard was aged for 18 months in 50% new oak. It is fragrant of white flowers, lemon curd, and oak spice and is medium-bodied, with fresh acidity, notes of almond and citrus pith, and a chalky texture. Drink it over the next 3-4 years.”

93+ points

2018 Animo Heritage Sauvignon Blanc

Lisa Perotti-Brown, Robert Parker Wine Advocate, November 2019

“The 2018 Animo Heritage Sauvignon Blanc gives up pronounced pink grapefruit, guava and passion fruit scents with touches of bouquet garni, lime blossoms and honeysuckle. Medium-bodied, the palate is refreshing and elegant, with impressive intensity and a mineral-sparked finish.”

92+ points

2016 Dutton-Goldfield Fox Den Vineyard Pinot Noir

Erin Brooks, Robert Parker Wine Advocate, April 2019

“The 2016 Pinot Noir Fox Den Vineyard has a medium ruby-purple color and nose of black cherry, wild blackberry and blueberry with notes of tobacco leaf and earth. Medium-bodied with dark fruits, grainy tannins and mouthwatering acidity, it finishes spicy. 767 cases produced.”

92+ points

2016 Animo Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Lisa Perotti-Brown, Robert Parker Wine Advocate, September 2019

“The 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Animo is deep garnet-purple colored and opens with a waft of cedar chest, giving way to notes of baked blackberries, crème de cassis, espresso and dried herbs. Medium to full-bodied, it has taut, muscular fruit and a firm, rugged frame, finishing a little firm.”

93 points

2019 Dutton-Goldfield Dutton Ranch Emerald Ridge Pinot Noir

Virginie Boone, Wine Enthusiast, September 2022

“Structured in tight, youthful tannin, this wine opens in pretty aromas of rose petal and fresh citrus. Bright acidity rides beneath layers of pomegranate, strawberry and blueberry steeped in baking spice and forest tones, with a lingering note of integrated oak. ”

94 points

2019 Dutton-Goldfield Fox Den Vineyard Pinot Noir

Joshua Greene, Wine & Spirits, April 2022

“Steve Dutton and Dan Goldfield planted this 8-acre vineyard for Ed and Sue Smith in 2002, at their home on a ridge near Occidental, in the western corner of the Green Valley. The sandy Goldridge soils, remnants of an ancient seabed, reduce vigor in the vines, which, in turn, produce the kind of fruit that speaks of the grandeur of the Pacific in the wine’s velvet waves of flavor. It captures the shifting fog in its freshness, the sun in the warm tones of earth. Bright floral scents and dark green plum play in and out of the oak (55 percent of the wine aged in new barrels). This is pretty righteous wine from the coast.”