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JamesSuckling.com
Review of 2019 Commitment, 99pts by James Suckling
#49 of the Top 100 Wines USA, December 2023
“This is a new special bottling of pure cabernet sauvignon from this pristine mountain vineyard on the west side of Spring Mountain. Elegance with structure, it shows plenty of subtle aromas and flavors of lead pencil and graphite with blackcurrant and black berry undertones. Some pine needles, too. It’s medium- to fullbodied with ultra-fine tannins that run the length of the wine. Impressive length. Better in three to four years but already very beautiful. Tiny production."
Food & Wine
Our Wine Editor's Top 2022 Picks
The Holiday Issue, Food & Wine Magazine
December 2022.
JamesSuckling.com
Reviews of 2013-2019 vintages by James Suckling
True mountain reds with a finesse and pedigree of classic cabs…
Robb Report
17 Stellar Wines Under $100 That Taste Like They’re Worth Much More by Sara L. Schneider
You don’t have to spend a small fortune to find some of the world’s most interesting wines. Here are the best bottles to buy without shelling out a Franklin.
March 2022. Read more on their website.
Wine Enthusiast
The Sonoma Winemakers Devoted to ‘Complete Control and a Sense of Place’
BY VIRGINIE BOONE
One of Sonoma’s most exciting new monopoles is Cornell Vineyards.
Decanter
Cornell Vineyards: Producer Profile
Jonathan Cristaldi meets the Cornell Vineyards team and tastes a vertical of all the wines released to date.
Robb Report
13 Wines That Prove 2018 Is One of the Best Vintages of the Decade by Sara Schneider
These are the Bordeaux-style reds from Napa and Sonoma you should add to your cellar this fall.
August 2021. Read more on their website.
GuildSomm
Cabernet in Sonoma: Why Cabernet Sauvignon Deserves One More Spotlight in California by Bryce Wiatrak
Cornell bottles some of the most alluring wines.
August 2021. Read more on their website.
New York Times
California Wine Country Rebuilds as Threats Persist by Eric Asimov
The drought in Northern Califormia is severe, and the risk of fires remains high. But winemakers are trying to adapt to climate change.
July 2021. Read more.
Nobleman Magazine
In the Know
Our curated guide to everything new and newsworthy.
July 2021. Read more.
Beverage Industry Enthusiast
Northern California Winemakers Shift Practices Amid Drought Emergency by Stacy Briscoe
Elizabeth Tangney, viticulturist and winemaker at Cornell Vineyards, spent the last eight months revitalizing the mountain-top property…
May 2021. Read more on their website.
SevenFiftyDaily
The Complex Science of Assessing California’s Fire-Damaged Vines
Bracing for another fire season, Napa and Sonoma viticulturists decide whether to replant or revitalize many vineyards that burned in 2020
April 2021. Read more on their website.
Tim Atkin
Survivor Vines by Stacy Briscoe
I am here to talk to [Elizabeth Tangney] about vineyards: assessing that damage, determining vine vigour, and making the hard decision — to replant or revitalise?
March 2021. Read more on their website.
Food & Wine
12 Wines That Serious Collectors Don't Want You to Know About by Jonathan Cristaldi
Incredible bottles that are enjoyable now and will age gracefully for many years to come.
March 2021. Read more on their website.
Robb Report
11 Stellar Low-Alcohol Wines That Will Change How You Think About Low-Alcohol Wines by Sara Schneider
Perched high on the ridge where Sonoma meets Napa, the new-ish Cornell Vineyards should be on your radar.
February 2020. Read more on their website.
JamesSuckling.com
Top 100 Wines of the USA
2016 Cornell Estate Cabernet Sauvignon – #51.
December 2019. Read more on their website.
SF Chronicle
WINEMAKER OF THE YEAR BY ESTHER MOBLEY
Respectful of the classics, but subtly subversive: That, in a phrase, is why Françoise Peschon is The Chronicle’s 2019 Winemaker of the Year.
December 2019. Read more on their website.
Decanter
Collectible California Cabernet by Karen MacNeil
The classically structured wines…flow with slow mesmerizing savory, earthy and red fruit flavors.
October 2019. Read more.
Decanter
Vintage Report: California Cabernet 2015 by Linda Murphy
This wine is precise, beautifully textured and elegant.
November 2018. Read more.
Sonoma Magazine
The Top 100 Wines of 2018 by Linda Murphy
The diversity of soils, exposures, and row orientations, and the winemaking skills of Françoise Peschon and Elizabeth Tangney produced this layered, beautifully textured and elegant Cab, with dark mountain-grown fruit braced by structured tannins and enlivened by fresh acidity.
November 2018. Read more.
Cru Podcast
Crafting Elegant Mountain Cabernet with Chappy Cottrell
Francoise & Elizabeth are the winemakers of Cornell Vineyards, a breathtaking 20-year old property on the Santa Rosa side of Spring Mountain, that just released its third vintage.
Read more on their website.
Napa Valley Register
Cornell Vineyards is Sonoma’s newest ‘Napa’ Winery by Tim Carl
Over nearly 20 years, the creators, Henry and Vanessa Cornell, have quietly built a foundation that might not only produce exceptional wines but may also hold a key for creating an ethos where care for both the land and the people working on it go hand in hand.
November 2018. Read more on their website.
Decanter
Letter from Napa Valley by Karen MacNeil
Consultant Francoise Peschon made the exquisite 2015 Cabernet reminiscent of a young Chateau Margaux.
November 2018.
