Winery - Cenay
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This immensely likeable wine, from the Oak Knoll section of the valley, avoids the overly fat, soft fruit of warmer areas, while preserving vital acidity. There’s plenty of cassis fruit, and 50% new oak, but it’s wonderfully balanced, with a modest 13.5% alcohol. You might easily mistake it for a fine St.-Julien, it’s that good.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A heavy woodiness dominates the nose, which otherwise offers cola, molasses and plum. That same plum fruit carries into the mouth, where the acidity is powerful, making a food match a necessity.
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Cenay Pinot Noir - 1999
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Certainly riper and more extracted than the 2000 vintage, this baby is big and fat, and drinkable now. It has very ripe and extracted blackberry flavors and a solid overlay of oak, and the tannins are sweet and complex. Pair with a rich steak, the best you can get.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Smells rich and oaky, with spicy, vanilla notes. Pretty hard in tannins now, but this big wine has a rich, ripe core of cherries and raspberries and a sweetly fruity finish. Should improve in a year or two.
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Cenay Pinot Noir - 2002
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A fine Cabernet in the international style. Well-ripened blackcurrant and herb flavors, supersmooth and soft tannins, and a rich but nuanced overlay of smoky oak. Defines the current style in Napa, but it’s hard to detect any originality or terroir.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
From the cooler Oak Knoll region of southern Napa, a wine with berry-cherry flavors and silky tannins. Yet it feels coarse and heavy, with a density and dullness Pinot Noir should not have. Suggests once again the unsuitability of Napa Valley for Pinot Noir.
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Cenay Pinot Noir - 2001
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Pronounced tobacco and earth notes on the nose and palate give this dark, handsome wine plenty of appeal, though some found it facile and entirely barrel-derived. Shows a rich mouthfeel, meaty, smoky elements on dry yet juicy tart cherry fruit and a long, flavorful finish. Drink now-2007.
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Cenay Pinot Noir - 2000
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