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WINERY OF THE YEAR!!
The Wine Profiler, Oct 2007
"I could fill pages telling you folks about the exceptional Bugay Vineyards, high atop the stellar Mayacamas Mountain range. . .And, extolling the virtues of John & Reta Bugay, and esteemed winemaker Tom Garrett (who, by the way, received his tutelage under the famed Heidi Peterson-Barrett - of Screaming Eagle!) Suffice to say. . . John & Reta Bugay's wines speak highly of their passion and commitment to excellence! . . .And, from the feedback of all you folks who have had the privilage to visit Bugay, they are quite obviously the most gracious of hosts. I Highly Recommend you treat yourself to their magnificent wines, while my supply lasts! . . . Not surprisingly, Bugay captured the # 1 & # 10 picks!"
— Bob Schumacher, The Wine Profiler Oct 2007
2003 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 'Les Rochueses'
- Gold Medal Winner and Best in Class
The Lone Star International Wine Competition, July 2007
- Number One Wine of the Year (tie)
The Wine Profiler, Oct 2007
The rocky mountains pays tribute to the French, hand crafted and personal, wine -making traditions, while describing the extremely rugged and rocky conditions in this section of our vineyard. The fruit is produced from Clone 337 resulting in a classic Cabernet. The aromas are seductive and the wine reveals luscious flavors of concentrated cassis, plum and spice along with a hint of volcanic earth. Aged for 29 months in the finest French oak barrels, this wine is rich and elegant with a lingering finish. Only 180 cases produced!
2003 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 'Incline OneNine'
- Number One Wine of the Year (tie)
The Wine Profiler, Oct 2007
This rare bottling is produced from a Clone 15 selection of Cabernet Sauvgnon grown in a unique block of our mountain vineyard. The slope in this location is a steep 19 degrees. The rocky volcanic conditions, combined with the extreme angle, provide excellent drainage and sun exposure. Crops tend to be no more than 2 tons per acre although they are grown on vigorous rootstock. This wine is intense! . . . The flavors are rich and concentrated revealing black fruits, roasted meat, earth, and a hint of anise. Aged for 29 months in the finest French oak barrels; this huge, complex wine will evolve for many years with proper cellaring. Only 120 cases produced!
- Sommeliers Choice
Featured in The French Laundry, Solbar at Solage, Dry Creek Kitchen, LoCoco's, Aria, Bacchanalia and many more.
2005 Bugay Vineyards Zinfandel
- Top #10 Wine of the Year
The Wine Profiler, Oct 2007
The process that John & Reta Bugay, and their winemaker Tom Garrett go through to get the purest Zinfandel fruit possible is labor intensive, to say the least. John and his crew go into the vineyard several times during the growing season and then right before picking and trim off any green or raisiny spots on each and every bunch. Zinfandel is notorious for ripening unevenly, and so sometimes you get one extreme or the other, either green notes or a raisiny, over ripe quality.
2004 Bugay Vineyards Zinfandel
- Gold Medal Winner
North of the Gate Wine Competition, July 2007
2004 Bugay Vineyards Syrah
- Top 3 Syrahs from hundreds of wines tasted
Rhone Rangers, San Francisco, March 2007
Bill McNabb, wine editor for the Piedmont Post
2003 Bugay Vineyards Syrah
- The Best of the Rest
Decanter Magazine, September 2007
- 92 points
Wine Enthusiast
- 4 Stars ****
Savor Wine Country, Santa Rosa Press Democrat
2002 Bugay Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon
- 93 points: Vinfolio rating
Doug Wilder, The Wilder Side of California, October 2005
I received an e-mail recently from a client who recommended that I taste his neighbor John Bugay’s wine. I took the advice I was given and scheduled a visit with him. I was interested to see if my client had sent me on a wild goose chase. Let me assure you, it wasn’t a waste of time. The Bugays have hired Tom Montgomery (former winemaker at Conn Creek) to make the wines from the insanely steep vineyards around their Mayacamas Mountain Range villa. I tasted with John and his wife Reta, and was amazed at the evolution in my glass over the course of the afternoon. This wine needs time to open but when it does, it is glorious. It will definitely age well.
The nose is quite dense at first, but with time it fleshes out to show some alluring, aromatic Asian spices with a spray of sea salt and mocha. The lush smoothness on the palate is evident early with a solid profile of chocolate and black fruit character merging into the long finish. It develops flavors of bright red cherry and pomegranate with an hour of air. Drink: 2005-2012.
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