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The top wine from Ngatarawa isn’t available in the U.S., but it is a benchmark Bordeaux-styled blend from Hawkes Bay. The chocolate, cedar and plum flavors are carried by a big, expansive mouthfeel, and the intensity and length are world class. Drink 2012–2020. 1 Note
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The newest release of Two Vines Merlot-Cabernet is from the outstanding 2005 vintage, and is easily their best since 2002. Dusty, toasty and bone dry, this excellent budget red includes a little Cabernet Franc in the blend. Along with the supple berry-flavored fruit, there are pleasing grace notes of spice, coffee and cocoa. 1 Note
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It is amazing that 134,000 cases of this budget bottling can be made to this level of quality. From a classic vintage, it’s structured and substantial, overcoming the somewhat overdone vanilla flavors with great fruit and firm acids. 1 Note
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The Two Vines lineup consistently offers some of the best value wines made in Washington, but this is not their best effort. It’s thin to the point of watery, with rather sharp, acidic fruit tasting mildly of cherry candy. There’s no weight beyond that; it’s clean and one-dimensional, a one-note red wine. 1 Note
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An honest effort that tastes as the these varieties should taste. Light red-fruit flavors suggest brambly berries and cranberries with an undertone of forest floor and wild mushroom. Acids taste natural, tannins are proportional, and the mouthfeel is charmingly Bordeaux-like. 1 Note
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Don’t know what the residual sugar levels are for this wine, but it comes across as almost cloying, with a character reminiscent of cherry cough syrup. 1 Note
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Earthy, heavy and herbal on the nose, with snappy fruit, grating tannins and intense but rustic flavors of plum, raspberry and oak-based butter. Mildly rich but also a bit rough, with vanilla on the finish. 1 Note
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Here’s a robust and meaty red from southern Italy with generous aromas of black cherry, tea leaf, bramble and leafy greens and spice that denote the presence of Cabernet Franc. The wine is smooth, firm and modern, thanks to the addition of Merlot in the blend. 1 Note
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Ngatarawa Merlot-Cabernet - 2007
