Wine Advocate 89
"The 2010 Pinot Noir Chimera is a beautiful wine that captures the essence of the Sonoma Coast in a fairly rich style for the appellation. Dark red fruit melds into sweet herbs, spices and licorice in this generous, plush Pinot. The wine finds its focus and minerality in the rich, creamy finish. The Chimera is a blend of fruit from nine different vineyards, most of them from the Sonoma Coast and Russian River. This is about as good as California Pinot gets in the $30 price range. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2016.

Sean Capiaux is probably best known for the stunning wines he makes at O-Shaughnessy on Howell Mountain. The Pinots he makes for his own label are equally worthy of attention. Capiaux crafts bold, juicy Pinots long on personality." ~ AG

Stephen Tanzer 89
"(includes a lot of declassified grapes): Medium red. Red berries and exotic spices on the nose. Supple and fruit-driven, with spice and loam notes adding complexity. Nicely pure pinot with good acidity and cut. Capiaux uses very little oak for his basic pinot bottling. He's now big on 350-liter barrels but normally breaks them in on his single-vineyard wines."


"Wilson vineyard is located the most Northern part of the Sonoma Coast appellation in the town of Annapolis. The entire vineyard is only 2 acres, planted at 700 feet above Sea level and only 3 miles from the coast Pinot Noir thrives in this cool coastal area. The newer French clone 777 on rootstock, 3309, is planted." ~ Winery notes