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Knez Winery
| Owner(s) | Peter Knez |
| Web site | www.knezwinery.com |
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Owner Peter Knez acquired Demuth Vineyard and Cerise Vineyard in the Anderson Valley in 2007 and 2008 for his eponymous winery. The vineyards are on the grape-growing edge, ripening late even by late-ripening Anderson VAlley standards.The winemaker is Anthony Filiberti, who is well acquainted with Demuth Vineyard while making wine at Anthill Farms.
The inaugural Anderson Valley Pinot Noir, a combination of Cerise and Demuth fruit, was released with the 2009 vintage. A 2009 single-vineyard Demuth and Cerise Pinot Noir followed in the fall of 2011. The wines are sold through a mailing list with some retail distribution.
Articles About Knez Winery
Anderson Noir Valley: The Festival (9.8 6/24/2012)
Anderson Noir Valley: Trade Tasting (9.8 6/24/2012)
California Chardonnay (9.8 6/24/2012)
Chardonnays of Interest (8.40 6/30/2011)
In Pursuit of Balance: A Discriminating Goal (9.20 2/26/2013)
More Anderson Noir Valley Pinot (9.8 6/24/2012)
Pinot Briefs (9.1 1/11/2012)
Sips of Chardonnay: Recently Sampled Wines (9.23 4/13/2013)
Reviewed Wines
2010 Knez Demuth Vineyard Anderson Valley Chardonnay
13.2% alc., $29.
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A very appealing wine that is not gussied up
with oak and is highly flavorful. Lemon and green apple aromas
and flavors are featured with a faint note of fresh brioche. Crisp,
bright and refreshing, like biting into a ripe green apple. Very
charming. This is a Grand Cru level old vine Chardonnay
vineyard.
Reviewed April 13, 2013
ARTICLE »
2009 Knez Winery Demuth Vineyard Anderson Valley Chardonnay
14.0% alc., $30. A new producer who
now owns Demuth and Cerise vineyards in the Anderson Valley.
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Light straw color and clear in the glass.
Aromas of stewed apple. Flavor of apple with a slight medicinal note. Lacks flavor intensity, brightness and
interest. I have had incredible Chardonnays from this vineyard but this wine falls short. Decent at best.
Reviewed July 1, 2011
ARTICLE »
2009 Knez Winery Demuth Vineyard Anderson Valley Chardonnay
14.0% alc., $30.
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Light straw in color.
Aromas of buttered toast and toasted oak overshadow aromas of pear, apple and petrichor. Flavorful, featuring
baked apples, pear, toffee, and an appealing mineral character. Slightly creamy with a steely finish. A
restrained and delicate, acid-driven style. Very good.
Reviewed June 24, 2012
ARTICLE »
2009 Knez Cerise Vineyard Anderson Valley Pinot Noir
13.4% alc., $36. Sourced from several different
blocks that are fermented separately. Primarily older clones with a lesser amount of Dijon clones. Significant
whole cluster. Native fermentations. Aged 12 months in 30-40% new French oak barrels.
·
Herb-kissed
cherries on the nose. Delicious array of dark red fruits, nicely spiced, with fine-grain, well-tamed tannins, and a
very long and fruit-filled finish. Appealing animale character. Very good (+).
Reviewed June 24, 2012
ARTICLE »
2009 Knez Winery Cerise Vineyard Anderson Valley Pinot Noir
13.4% alc., $36. Some whole cluster.
·
Moderately dark reddish-purple
color in the glass. A stunning wine with enticing aromas of fresh cherry
pie, nutmeg spice, herbs and petrichor. The juicy palate sings the same
tune with interesting herbal, spice, mineral and earth nuances, persisting
on the generous finish. Underlain with fine, fuzzy tannins and well-honed
acidity. A complete wine.
Reviewed June 24, 2012
ARTICLE »
2009 Knez Winery Demuth Vineyard Anderson Valley Pinot Noir
14.0% alc., $36.
·
Moderately light
reddish-purple color in the glass. Demure but pleasing aromas of dark red cherries and brambly berries,
brioche and old book. Tasty middle weight flavors of raspberries and cranberries with a savory herb undertone,
picking up flavor intensity and interest over time in the glass. Well-proportioned tannins and acidity. This wine
grows on you and is easy to drink. Very good.
Reviewed June 24, 2012
ARTICLE »
2009 Knez Demuth Vineyard Anderson Valley Pinot Noir
14.0% alc., 400 cases, $39, released September
1, 2011. 30-year-old dry-farmed vines. 30-50% whole cluster native fermentations, aged 16 months in 40%
new French oak barrels. Bottled unfined and unfiltered.
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Medium reddish-purple color and slightly cloudy in the
glass. Appealing aromas of cut flowers, cherry and spice. Lean and tight on the palate with flavors of dark red
cherries and savory herbs. May come out of its shell with further cellaring. Good.
Reviewed June 24, 2012
ARTICLE »
2010 Knez Demuth Vineyard Anderson Valley Chardonnay
13.2% alc., $29. · A very appealing wine that is not gussied up with oak and is highly flavorful. Lemon and green apple aromas and flavors are featured with a faint note of fresh brioche. Crisp, bright and refreshing, like biting into a ripe green apple. Very charming. This is a Grand Cru level old vine Chardonnay vineyard. Reviewed April 13, 2013 ARTICLE »
2009 Knez Winery Demuth Vineyard Anderson Valley Chardonnay
14.0% alc., $30. A new producer who now owns Demuth and Cerise vineyards in the Anderson Valley. · Light straw color and clear in the glass. Aromas of stewed apple. Flavor of apple with a slight medicinal note. Lacks flavor intensity, brightness and interest. I have had incredible Chardonnays from this vineyard but this wine falls short. Decent at best. Reviewed July 1, 2011 ARTICLE »
2009 Knez Winery Demuth Vineyard Anderson Valley Chardonnay
14.0% alc., $30. · Light straw in color. Aromas of buttered toast and toasted oak overshadow aromas of pear, apple and petrichor. Flavorful, featuring baked apples, pear, toffee, and an appealing mineral character. Slightly creamy with a steely finish. A restrained and delicate, acid-driven style. Very good. Reviewed June 24, 2012 ARTICLE »
2009 Knez Cerise Vineyard Anderson Valley Pinot Noir
13.4% alc., $36. Sourced from several different blocks that are fermented separately. Primarily older clones with a lesser amount of Dijon clones. Significant whole cluster. Native fermentations. Aged 12 months in 30-40% new French oak barrels. · Herb-kissed cherries on the nose. Delicious array of dark red fruits, nicely spiced, with fine-grain, well-tamed tannins, and a very long and fruit-filled finish. Appealing animale character. Very good (+). Reviewed June 24, 2012 ARTICLE »
2009 Knez Winery Cerise Vineyard Anderson Valley Pinot Noir
13.4% alc., $36. Some whole cluster. · Moderately dark reddish-purple color in the glass. A stunning wine with enticing aromas of fresh cherry pie, nutmeg spice, herbs and petrichor. The juicy palate sings the same tune with interesting herbal, spice, mineral and earth nuances, persisting on the generous finish. Underlain with fine, fuzzy tannins and well-honed acidity. A complete wine. Reviewed June 24, 2012 ARTICLE »
2009 Knez Winery Demuth Vineyard Anderson Valley Pinot Noir
14.0% alc., $36. · Moderately light reddish-purple color in the glass. Demure but pleasing aromas of dark red cherries and brambly berries, brioche and old book. Tasty middle weight flavors of raspberries and cranberries with a savory herb undertone, picking up flavor intensity and interest over time in the glass. Well-proportioned tannins and acidity. This wine grows on you and is easy to drink. Very good. Reviewed June 24, 2012 ARTICLE »
2009 Knez Demuth Vineyard Anderson Valley Pinot Noir
14.0% alc., 400 cases, $39, released September 1, 2011. 30-year-old dry-farmed vines. 30-50% whole cluster native fermentations, aged 16 months in 40% new French oak barrels. Bottled unfined and unfiltered. · Medium reddish-purple color and slightly cloudy in the glass. Appealing aromas of cut flowers, cherry and spice. Lean and tight on the palate with flavors of dark red cherries and savory herbs. May come out of its shell with further cellaring. Good. Reviewed June 24, 2012 ARTICLE »
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