Winery - B Cellars
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Mainly Cabernet Sauvignon, with some Merlot and Syrah, this is a dry, fairly tannic wine that’s a bit astringent now, and may develop in the bottle, to judge by the deep core of blackberry, cassis and cherry-chocolate. It’s very elegant.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Only the second vintage for this wine, but it joins the top ranks of Cabernet-Syrah blends. Dry, rich, smooth and frankly delicious, it has incredibly complex flavors, of blackberries, violets, coffee, pomegranates, cola, cloves and oak, and a long finish. A terrific wine to drink now and over the next four years.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Considering the price of some Oakville Cabs, this one’s a value. It’s quite a good wine, rich and tannic and oaky and ripe, offering appealing blackberry, black cherry, black currant and smoky oak flavors that finish dry and spicy. Should develop over the next 3–5 years, although it seems to lack the stuffing for the long haul.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Some of the more interesting white wines from California have been unusual blends. This one, made from Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Viognier, is really terrific. Although it’s crisp and basically dry, it’s massive in pear, pineapple, honeysuckle and vanilla flavors. Don’t drink it too cold, as it gets better as it warms up in the glass.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah is too ripe and obvious for its own good. It’s very good, offering a vast wealth of pie filling blackberries, cherries, cassis, licorice and chocolate flavors, but you find yourself wishing that, at this price, it had greater structure and was a little more aloof and tantalizing.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Tannic and fruity, with a raw mouthfeel, this dry young wine is meant to wash down steaks, chops and so forth. Not likely to age, so drink now. Cabernet, Merlot, Sangiovese and Petite Sirah.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This 100% Cab was made from three famous vineyards, namely George III, To Kalon and Stagecoach. Right now, it’s drily tannic and a bit aloof, with some sharpness. But it has a solid heart of black currant, cherry and cedar wood flavors, and could well come into its own sometime in 2009.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A classic example of a young, sweetly fruity and very refined Napa Cab that needs some time in the cellar. Polished and lovely, with finely ripe tannins and decadently good flavors of blackberries, black cherries, chocolate, currants and oak. The palate’s enjoyment is interfered with by the astringency. Give it until 2012 to begin to come around.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A very rich, extracted and oaky style of Cabernet. You could almost call it a fruit bomb. Blasts in the mouth with an explosion of cherries, blackberries, plums, currants and carob. Lacks finesse. Could develop, but it’s a risk.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Heavy and tannic and rather dull now, and overripe, too. Shows blackberry jam, chocolate and currant flavors that veer into stewed prunes. Drink now.
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B Cellars Syrah - 2006
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