Accolades
Lost Canyon Winery and its award winning wines have been reviewed at numerous events and by national magazines.
We are proud to announce that the June 2008 issue of Wine Enthusiast gives Lost Canyon Alegria Syrah and Lost Canyon Trenton Station Syrah – two wines sourced from elite Russian River vineyards – highly favorable ratings for the recently released 2006 vintage. The ratings from WE – close on the heels of the April 2008 reviews of several Lost Canyon 2006 Pinot Noirs– shows how attention to detail in winemaking can garner the favorable attention of some of the top critics in the wine industry.
NEW: Lost Canyon Trenton Station Russian River Syrah – 92 Rating (June 2008)
NEW: Lost Canyon Alegria Russian River Syrah – 90 Rating (June 2008)
Lost Canyon Pinot Noir 2005 Morelli lane RRV $40 – 91 Rating (August 2007)
Lost Canyon Pinot Noir 2005 Saralee's Vineyard RRV $40 – 90 Rating (August 2007)
Lost Canyon Pinot Noir 2005 Las Brisas Vineyard Los Carneros $40 – 87 Rating (August 2007)
Lost Canyon Viognier 2006 Catie's Corner RRV $25 – 87 Rating (August 2007)EDITOR'S CHOICE – Lost Canyon 2004 Saralee’s Vineyard Pinot Noir. RRV $40 – 93 Rating
Lost Canyon Dutton Ranch Morelli Lane Vineyard Pinot Noir 2004 RRV $40– 92 Rating
Lost Canyon Las Brisas Vineyard Pinot Noir 2004 Los Carneros $40 – 91 Rating (September 2006)
“YEARS BEST SYRAHS"
Lost Canyon 2004 Stage Gulch Vineyard Sonoma Coast Syrah $35. – Rating 93 (June 2006)“YEARS BEST PINOT NoirS”
Lost Canyon 2003 Dutton Ranch Morelli Lane Vineyard RRV Pinot Noir $38 – Rating 93 (April 2006)
Lost Canyon 2004 Dutton Ranch Morelli Lane Vineyard RRV Pinot Noir $40 – Rating 89 (June 2006)
Lost Canyon 2004 Dutton Ranch Morelli Lane Vineyard RRV $40 – 4 STARS
"Full bodied and ripely flavored, this is a fairly rich wine with plum, vanilla, kola nut, toast, and spicy oak aromas/flavors. Long aftertaste. 410 cases."
THE PINOT Noir SUMMIT – Affairs of the Vine – San Francisco Culinary Academy
TOP 10 PINOT NoirS OF THE YEAR
(from 230 Pinot Noirs Submitted):
- Lost Canyon 2004 Saralee’s Vineyard Russian River Valley Pinot Noir - $40
- Lost Canyon 2004 Dutton Ranch Morelli Lane Vineyard RRV Pinot Noir - $4
- GOLD MEDAL — Lost Canyon 2004 Dutton Ranch Morelli Lane Vineyard RRV Pinot Noir
- SILVER MEDAL — Lost Canyon 2004 Saralee’s Vineyard RRV Pinot Noir
- BRONZE MEDAL — Lost Canyon 2004 Las Brisas Vineyard Los Carneros Pinot Noir
- SILVER MEDAL — Lost Canyon 2004 Trenton Station Vineyard Syrah RRV
- SILVER MEDAL — Lost Canyon 2004 Stage Gulch Vineyard Syrah Sonoma Coast
- BRONZE MEDAL — Lost Canyon 2004 Alegria Vineyard Syrah RRV
- DOUBLE GOLD MEDAL — Lost Canyon 2004 Dutton Ranch Morelli Lane Vineyard RRV Pinot Noir
- SILVER MEDAL — Lost Canyon 2004 Saralee’s Vineyard RRV Pinot Noir
- SILVER MEDAL — Lost Canyon 2004 Las Brisas Vineyard Los Carneros Pinot Noir
- SILVER MEDAL — Lost Canyon 2004 Alegria Vineyard RRV Syrah
More Reviews and Accolades for Our Award Winning Wine
Top 100 Wines of 2004 - San Francisco Chronicle
"One of the best Syrahs of the year, although with very limited production. It has an extracted palate of cherry, cassis, blackberry, tar, black olive, earth and anise, supple mouthfeel and elegant structure."
2002 Russian River, Alegria Vineyard Syrah
WineCountry.Com
"The ripe cheeries of the Russian River are deliciously abundant, framed in sweet oak and layered in a plush texture, and the wine finishes long and warm."
2002 Pinot Noir Russian River Valley, Dutton Ranch, Morelli Lane Vineyard
Connoisseurs’ Guide to California Wine
"The leading bottling of the Lost Canyon trio, this wine blends crème brulee oak with ripe, lively cherry aromas and follows up on the palate with a viscous, glyceriny- textured mouthfeel and plump flavors."
Morelli Lane Vineyard 2002 Russian River Pinot Noir - 89 rating and One Puff
Wine Enthusiast
"What an interesting wine this is. It's intricate in aromas and flavors, with a arrange that includes cherry, cola, sweet wild blackberry and spices, and has a complex tannins and crisp acidity. It's obviously a young wine, and very exuberant and expressive in its youth. But it's so balanced, it will probably age gracefully."
Sonoma Coast Stage Gulch Vineyard Syrah 2002 - 90 Rating
Connoisseurs’ Guide to California Wine
"Ripish cherry fruit tinged with high-toned and narrow notes are filled out by a subtle touch of smoky oak in the aroma, and the ripe somewhat fleshy flavors lean in a minerally directions."
Las Brisas Vineyard 2002 Los Carneros Pinot Noir
The Pinot Report
"Medium ruby red color, light spice red cherry aromas, delicate notes; ripe and light red cherry and strawberry flavors. Nice acidity, structure and balance, lingering finish. Delicate and aromatic, this Pinot strives for and achieves an elegant and balanced style without excessive oak."
Saralee’s Vineyard Russian River 2002 Pinot Noir - 90 Rating
The Pinot Report
"Medium ruby red color; deep and rich aromas of red cherry, spice and some earthy “forest floor” nice structure and balance , long finish. A rich and ripe style with more forward fruit flavors, this wine will please now but also benefit from some time in the bottle."
Dutton Ranch/Morelli Lane Russian River 2002 Pinot Noir - 91 Rating
The Pinot Report
"Medium ruby red color, light berry/cherry notes with a hint of spice and pepper on the nose; lighter bodied, light and silky texture, jus the right touch of toasty oak, good structure, balanced with a lingering finish. Very nice lighter style of Pinot – elegant and well structured – it has all the right stuff."
Las Brisas Vineyard 2002 Los Carneros Pinot Noir - 89 Rating
Wine & Spirits
"Relatively light in color and almost Pinot Noir in weight, this bright, saline syrah bristles with fresh raspberry flavors. Crisply tailored, wound tight around light tannin, this is ready to pour. It may gain considerable complexity with age."
Sonoma Coast Stage Gulch Vineyard Syrah 2002 - 90 Rating
San Francisco Chronicle
"Outstanding and the panel’s top pick, Violet, cedar, spice and cola nose, extracted flavors of cassis, blackberry tar, black olive, earth and anise; elegant structure."
Alegria Vineyard Russian River 2002 Syrah
San Francisco Chronicle
"Toasty nose followed by black plum, blackberry, black cherry, soft earth, and red cherry; similar flavors plus licorice and mushroom; silky body."
Saralee’s Vineyard Russian River 2002 Pinot Noir
Wine Spectator
"Soft and supple, with good concentration of plum, red currant and cherry flavors that fold into chocolate and cedar notes in the modest tannin of the finish."
Carneros Pinot Noir 2001
Wine Enthusiast
"Simple and jammy...with lip-smacking, candied flavors of cherries, raspberries, and spicy mocha. Feels light and silky to the mouth, with gentle acids and tannins."
Carneros Pinot Noir 2001
Connoisseurs’ Guide to California Wine
"Redolent of ripe cherries seasoned with rich creamy oak, this wine is surprisingly moderate in concentration, and it gets much of its support from us for its balanced underlying structure and its somewhat exotic nuances of dried flowers and root beer. Its complexity is beyond question."
Carneros Pinot Noir 2001
The Pinot Report
"Medium ruby color: berry and cherry notes, as well as spicy, clove note; nice ripe black berry flavors with toasty vanilla oak, good structure, balance with a lingering finish. This is a nice, complex Russian River Pinot. Worth the search."
Russian River Pinot Noir 2001
The Pinot Report
"Medium ruby color, cherry and earth aromas, spice oak on nose, full rich on palate. Good forward flavors with the structure and balance to match but not overdone with oak. Nice style from a new producer and I think one to watch."
Carneros Pinot Noir 2001
Wine & Spirits
"Vibrant, lifted by spicy fruit, this is grounded in mineral tones hard and black as granite. Grown on a hill near the Petaluma Gap, the wine shows good promise, even with its slight sage green edge. Pour it with herb marinated roast lamb."
Sonoma Coast Stage Gulch Syrah 2001
Dean & DeLuca Wine & Food Letter
"The Lost Canyon Stage Gulch Syrah is ripe and meaty with cherry blueberry sorbet, and smoke with some white pepper notes creeping in, nice mouth structure with defined length and complexity."
Sonoma Coast Stage Gulch Syrah 2001
