Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate
The 2006 unnamed white wine, a blend of equal parts Chardonnay, Roussanne, and Viognier (75% from John Alban’s vineyard and 25% from the Eleven Confessions Vineyard), is a 450-case cuvee that will be released later this year. It is a stunning example of a dry white from California’s Central Coast. Honeysuckle, nectarine, marmalade, buttery citrus, and subtle smoky oak characteristics make for a compelling aromatic display. Full-bodied, but possessing crisp acidity, beautiful richness, and a layered, expansive mouthfeel, this is Krankl’s version of a Rhone Valley white with the gorgeous ripeness and beautiful fruit purity of California. I never know how these wines will age as I have had fabulous ten-year old examples, and others that seem to go through a funky mid-life crisis, but I can rarely resist drinking them during their first 2-4 years of life.
Stephen Tanzer's IWC
Greenish gold. Spicy, mineral-dominated bouquet suggests tangerine, limes and honeysuckle, with a suave mineral underpinning; smells like a Corton-Charlemagne! Musky citrus and pear flavors deliver serious impact and great concentration, but are lively too, with vivid minerality and a slow-building anise quality. Remarkably complex white wine with outstanding persistence and clarity.
Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate
The newest cuvee of white wine, the 2006 The Hoo Doo Man, is a 568-case blend of 39% Roussanne and the rest essentially equal parts Viognier and Chardonnay. This exceptional effort is a model example of what can be done with white varietals in California’s Central Coast. An exceptional bouquet of lemon blossom, nectarine, orange marmalade-infused honey, quince, and citrus are stunningly aromatic and provide profound richness, yet the freshness, precision, and overall lift are remarkable for a wine of this power and intensity. It offers a prodigious glass of dry white wine that should drink handsomely for a decade. In short, I call it “How do he do it man.”
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