Winery - Corley
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Young and unintegrated, this Cab is nowhere near ready to drink. The sweet oak sticks out, overpowering the ripe blackberry, currant and herb flavors. Needs time. Give it until after 2009, at the earliest.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This is a big, powerful, extracted Cabernet, the kind that invariably wins high points from the critics. It feels important, with soft, velvety but complex tannins framing oak-inspired flavors of perfectly ripe black currants that finish dry and long. Beautiful now, with decanting, and should age gracefully for a decade.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Soft and fruity, this Bordeaux blend has a splash of Syrah. It’s dry and grippy in tannins, and there’s a dried herb edge to the blackberry fruit. Finishes polished and elegant, but the softness suggests early drinking.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Corley builds its reserve Cab for the long haul. The wine is too tannic to enjoy now, numbing the palate with dry astringency. But there’s great depth here, to judge by the wealth of black currant flavor that’s accented by rich new oak. Cellar this puppy until at least 2008, and it should hit its prime from 2010 and for many years after.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
All the parts of this juvenile wine have not begun to come together. You have ripe, jammy blackberry, cassis and blueberry flavors, firm tannins, evident new oak, and crisp acidity. All they need is time to marry. The wine is 100% Cabernet, and the grapes used to be vineyard-designated by Beringer. Cellar until at least late 2008, and the wine should improve for many years.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A dry, slightly herbal Chardonnay, with oak-inspired pear, peach and pineapple flavors. Feels elegant and sophisticated. Drink now.
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Corley Chardonnay - 2007
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A Bordeaux blend based on Cab Franc, this is a little lighter in body than traditional Cabernet Sauvignon, but shows the hallmarks of great Napa wine in the soft, rich, sweet tannins and ultraripe cherry purée and milk chocolate flavors, compounded with rich toasty oak.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
There’s a lot going on in this young Chard, suggesting moderate aging to let all the parts meld. The wine, from a southern appellation close to Carneros, is dry and crisp in acids, with peach, green apple and dried herb flavors enhanced by smoky, vanilla-tinged oak. Give it through 2007, and should hold for another five years.
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Corley Chardonnay - 2005
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Showing an herbal edge to the fruit, this Chard has richer flavors of peaches, pears and nectarines, with a layer of smoky oak. It’s a well-behaved Chardonnay, polite and elegant rather than powerful, and continues a string of successful vintages for this bottling.
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Corley Chardonnay - 2006
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Makes for nice drinking right now, because of the abundance of forward, jammy blackberry and cherry fruit. On the other hand, the tannins are considerable, and the acidity is evident, so it could age over the next six years.
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