DeLoach Vineyards Reviews

From a site within the cool Sebastopol Hills, this light-bodied wine is earthy, minty and spicy, with length and grace. Smooth and silky on the palate, it shines in dark cherry, cassis and cardamom, and has a memorable, lasting finish. 

Tart and tangy, with a high-strung streak of acidity that’s fresh and focused, this wine traffics in forest pine, strawberry and a lasting linger of orange rind. 

Scents of blackberry and raspberry jam highlight the aroma, yet this is snappier and livelier on the palate, turning pleasantly supple and silky, gliding along on the finish. 

Lightly aromatic and subtle on the palate, even as the tannins acquire strength and the wine gains prominence. Zesty wild raspberry flavors show a loamy licorice side. 

Rich, supple and intense with notes of blueberry, boysenberry, cocoa, cinnamon and cedar. 

Smokey, pithy and ripe with notes of grilled pineapple, cinnamon toast and crème brulee. 

Medium to deep garnet-purple colored, the 2015 Zinfandel Riebli Vineyard gives up fragrant scents of raisin cake, stewed plums and dried roses with touches of hoisin, tobacco and dusty earth. Rich, full-bodied and spicy in the mouth, it has a solid line of freshness matching the chewy tannins that feature on the finish.

The 2015 Zinfandel Forgotten Vines is medium garnet-purple colored and opens with lovely potpourri and baking spice notes over a core of Black Forest cake, dried mulberries and prunes plus touches of fried herbs and new leather. Opulently fruited with loads of spicy berry preserves flavors and a chewy frame, it has a good long, refreshing finish.

The 2015 Chardonnay Estate is intensely scented of lemon zest, yuzu, mandarin peel and freshly sliced apples with touches of crushed rocks, honeysuckle and baking bread. Medium to full-bodied, it has an understated minerally/savory personality in the mouth with a beautifully creamy texture and harmonious freshness, finishing long and chalky.

Medium ruby-purple in color, the 2015 Pinot Noir Les Parcelles Cacheés Estate Vineyard is a little broody to begin, offering peeks at crushed black cherries, dark chocolate and red currant notes plus hints of wild thyme, damp soil, mossy bark and garrigue. Medium-bodied, delicately fruited and with chewy tannins, it features great freshness and a very earthy finish. 

The 2015 Chardonnay Hawk Hill Vineyard is youthfully mute to begin, opening out to notes of fresh grapefruit, white peaches and lime leaves with wafts of orange blossom and lanolin. Medium to full-bodied and tightly knit, it gives expressive stone fruit flavors and floral accents with a satiny texture and long, refreshing finish. 

The 2015 Chardonnay Heintz Vineyard features a very spicy nose of allspice, ginger and nutmeg, with compelling lemon tart, pink grapefruit and apricot notes at the core. Medium to full-bodied, it delivers mouth-filling citrus and stone fruit flavors with a crisp line of freshness and long, spicy finish.

The 2015 Chardonnay Ritchie Vineyard opens with notes of toasty oak and cashews, giving way to a core of ripe pineapple, guava and passion fruit with a touch of brioche. Medium to full-bodied with a pleasant oiliness to the texture, it offers a lively backbone to lift the concentrated tropical flavors, finishing long and savory.

The 2015 Zinfandel Saitone Ranch is medium garnet-purple colored and boldly scented of raspberry preserves, spice cake and prunes with suggestions of Indian spices, dusty soil and tobacco. Full-bodied, packed with spicy dried berry flavors and supported with chewy tannins, it has a crisp line of acid nicely lifting the pruney notions on the finish. 

Medium ruby-purple colored, the 2015 Pinot Noir Maboroshi Vineyard opens with fragrant notes of violets and lavender over a core of red currants, blackberries and red plums plus a waft of underbrush. Medium to full-bodied with loads of plum and earth notions supported by firm, chewy tannins and a nice burst of freshness, it finishes with lovely purity. 

The 2015 Chardonnay O.F.S. reveals notes of freshly shaved ginger, marzipan and pie crust over a core of spiced pears, Golden Delicious apples and honeydew melon. Medium to full-bodied, it features spice-laced apple and pear flavors with a pleasantly oily texture and an invigorating finish.

The 2015 Zinfandel Rue Vineyard is medium to deep garnet-purple with a nose of baked raspberries, blackberry compote and blueberry pie notions with touches of Chinese five spice, hoisin, black olives and fragrant earth. Full-bodied, richly fruited and very spicy in the mouth, the dried berry flavors are framed by chewy tannins and a tart line of acid, finishing on a fruitcake note.