Winery - Calistoga Cellars
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Porty but dry, with harsh tannins and overripe flavors of raisins. Not an ager.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Another of the new crop of Cabs, and a very good wine. Meets Napa standards of rich, ripe blackberry and currant fruit and perfectly soft tannins, and is well oaked. Misses by a shade or two the owners’ expectations of greatness, but it’s at the top of the heap in this price range.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Fairly tannic, but there’s a smooth, milk-chocolate texture that flatters the palate. The blackberry fruit is a bit thin in the middle through the finish, but the wine has lots of elegance.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
From an estate vineyard in Calistoga comes this dry white wine. It has flavors of apricots, citrus fruits, figs and peaches, and is obviously very ripe, with no trace at all of cool climate greenness. Good acidity makes it clean and vibrant.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
I loved the 2001. This one seems a little obvious, and not quite as complex. It’s all about fruit, straightforward blackberries, cherries, coffee, chocolate and smooth, fine tannins, although it has the same nice dryness and balance.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This has a rich earthy quality, suggesting sweet heaps of mulch and herbs, in addition to fruitier flavors of apples and peaches. It's also somewhat soft and well-oaked. If you're looking for an example of Napa Chard, for better or worse, this is a good one.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Lots to like about the smooth, tannic structure, and the way the sweet black cherry fruit spreads across the palate. But it could use greater concentration and density.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Semi-sweet, with candied lemon and lime flavors and good balancing acidity, this is a simple, everyday wine.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A superfine Zin, lush, fruity and balanced, and with extra richness and finesse. Really shows off its ripe blackberries, cherries and mocha, in a dry package with smooth tannins.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Dark and richly structured, this is a classy style of Zin that features velvety tannins supporting a layered array of black cherry, plum, licorice, toast, vanilla and spice flavors. It’s smooth and ripe to the very end, quite elegant and long.
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