Dark, deep and dense with a rich and extracted nose of fully ripe cherries that accurately predicts the comparatively big flavors that follow, the Hudson Vineyards bottling is the weightiest and most fully stuffed of the Davies lot, and it more than makes up in staying power and sheer fruity strength for what it may lack in finesse. That said, it is not a clumsy or unbalanced wine, and its sights remain fixed on concentrated cherries throughout. It will take to age nicely and will grow for a half-decade or more, and, whether enjoyed now or later, it is Pinot that wants drinking with heartier foods. - Connoisseurs' Guide to California Wine (October 2017)

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Showing nominal, ripe cherry fruit on the nose as well as a touch of sweet oak and a few scattered notes of savory spice, the Davies Ferrington Vineyards Pinot follows with a slightly silky entry and then takes on a nice bit of vinous grip. Its flavors are both fruitier and more energetic than its initial aromas suggest with sustained, well-stated themes of raspberries and cherries hanging on and on at the finish. There are bigger, more flamboyant Pinots around, but this one earns the nod for its vitality and fine focus, and its balance and careful composition guarantee upwards of a half-decade of steady improvement. - Connoisseurs' Guide to California Wine

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Among the richer wines of the new Davies bunch and a Pinot that exhibits considerable fruity depth, this one from the Goorgian Vineyards is mouthfilling wine of fine concentration, yet it never once threatens to be too much of a good thing. It is optimally ripened with deft highlights of oak and sweet soils to its ongoing themes of black cherries, and it finishes with a light touch of tannin that signals its best days lie a few years down the line. If it is impressive now, it will be more so with age, and it is sure to reward three or four years of patience. - Connoisseurs' Guide to California Wine (October 2017)

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From the very first sniff, this incisive Pinot Noir impresses with its precision and depth. It is beautifully focused on ripe, red cherry fruit with sweetening accents of crème brûlée, and, while quite rich, it never threatens to be too much of a good thing. It is not an especially big wine, yet it is one with fruity richness to spare and, even though very young, it is so well-balanced and polished that it is thoroughly enjoyable now. That said, it is bound to get better with time in the cellar, and three or four years of patience will be repaid by handsome dividends. - Connoisseurs' Guide to California Wine

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No less rich and fruity than the richest and fruitiest of its many mates, but a wine that earns top honors in its family by dint of its solid structure and exemplary balance, this one impresses for both its potency and keen focus and is an eminently collectable Pinot Noir that will evolve beautifully with age. It is moderately full-bodied and slightly supple in feel with the first gleanings of varietal velvet starting to show, and, if not so backward that it cannot be poured now, it is a wine whose very considerable best is well worth waiting a few years for. - Connoisseurs' Guide to California Wines (October 2017)

This is a concentrated, fleshy coastal wine, weighty in oak and tannin. The vibrancy comes via well-defined layers of cherry, wild strawberry and forest, with wisps of black tea and cardamom knocking on the door. - Wine Enthusiast (March 2018)

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Precise, ripe cherry fruit sits center stage in both the expansive aromas and moderately deep flavors of this well-focused Pinot, and, while still very young, it already impresses with its sense of polish and careful composition. It is not a dramatic wine of great potency and extract, but it is a persistent and varietally confident one, and, although inviting and wholly delicious stuff right now, it has the vitality and deft balance to age effortlessly for some three to five years. - Connoisseurs' Guide to California Wine (October 2017)

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