Winery - Burgess
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This basic Cab from Burgess is rich and ripe, with slightly sweet cherry, blackberry and oaky flavors. It’s a little simple, but well-structured. Drink now.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Extracted and tannic, this Merlot has earthy, tobaccoey flavors of blackberries, cherries and currants, with a syrupy mouthfeel. Drink now.
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Burgess Merlot - 2005
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A solid mid-valley Cab. Well-ripened Cabernet fruit suggests black currants and blackberries, with rich earthy notes of tobacco and dried herbs. It’s dry and velvety in the mouth. Tannins are thick, but negotiable. —S.H.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Here’s a very ripe Syrah, deep in chocolate, blackberry, currant, licorice and leather flavors. It’s smooth and polished now, and should be opened in the next year or two.
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Burgess Syrah - 2003
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Aromas of blackberries, plums and raisins. It’s fruity enough, but there’s a persistent streak of overripeness in the raisiny fruit, especially on the finish, where a sweet cassis taste lingers.
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Burgess Zinfandel - 1997
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
From a dependable producer, a rich, fragrant wine that straddles a nice balance between overt fruitiness and subtle, earthy complexities. The fruits veer toward blackberries, with hints of coffee bean and light oak, and the tannins are modulated and lush. It’s drinkable now and probably not a long-term ager.
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Burgess Merlot - 1998
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Spice and anise notes pepper stewed fruit on the nose. The palate delivers straightforward, soft red fruit couched in a dusty blanket. Soft and supple; an easy drinker.
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Burgess Syrah - 2001
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A core of tart red fruit (particularly plum and cranberry) that runs from start to finish. On the nose, those notes are accented by cashew nut and black olive; in the mouth and on the finish, tangy oak, ink and stone fruit-pit notes offer more tang. Very lean.
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Burgess Zinfandel - 1998
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This Syrah’s aromas are earthy and dusty, with dried fruit and charred oak bringing up the rear. In the mouth, it offers much the same characteristics, a rustic, woodsy feel principal among them. 1,134 cases produced.
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Burgess Syrah - 2001
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Here’s a good Cabernet for drinking now and over the next five years. It shows classically ripe, smooth Napa tannins that frame exuberant flavors of blackberries, black cherries and cassis. Give it a good long decant before serving.
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