Winery - Chiarello Family Vineyards
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A beautiful wine, just what a Napa Petite Sirah should be. Dark, dry, tannic and muscular, showing leathery, meaty flavors, with hints of blackberries, chocolate and violets, and a sprinkling of pepper. Great now for its full-bodied richness, and should develop interestingly over the decade.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A clumsy Zinfandel, hot and high in alcohol, and yet strangely showing unripe, vegetal flavors. Zinfandel clusters are infamous for uneven ripening. The problem seems to have been at the sorting table.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Suffers from unripe, green fruit, which gives vegetal and minty tastes. It’s odd, because the official alcohol is 15.5%, and is possibly higher. A strange, disagreeable wine.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Rich, thick, heavy and sweet in oak, this Cabernet is made to appeal to fans of this ripe style. It’s a fancy, plush wine, but too obvious, lacking subtlety and complexity. Drink now.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
An obviously pedigreed wine, lush and delicious, grown in St. Helena. With soft, velvety tannins and deep flavors of blackberries, chocolate and sweet oak, it’s a real crowd pleaser. Drink now.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Lush and powerful, yet balanced and elegant, too. This wine offers a core of rich, ripe plum, black cherry, blackberry, chocolate and spice flavors that course gracefully along the palate. It’s plush, full-blown and long, with a velvety finish.
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