Comments on: Old-School California Cabernets V: Renaissance Vineyard & Winery

By: Fredric Koeppel

Fredric Koeppel — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:38:48 +0000

Thomas: Pauillac is indeed the best analogy.

Ha, Bruce, yes, Gideon Beinstock makes wonderful roussanne, but it’s like the sound of one hand clapping.

By: Bruce Cass

Bruce Cass — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 08:05:45 +0000

Good post. A couple months ago I had a 2000 Roussanne Gideon made at Renaissance. It was wonderful. Best Rhonish White I’ve had in years, including whites from the actual Rhone.
But again, something made in Zen-like quantities.

By: Thomas Pellechia

Thomas Pellechia — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:46:12 +0000

Last year, at a local winemaker dinner where wines were tasted blind. Someone brought a Renaissance Cabernet from the late 90s, I believe. When it came time for me to taste it, I said that no one can fool me; this is a Pauillac.

Love those old school CA.