Winery - Delicato
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Made in an appealingly dry, tartly crisp style, this is a fine cocktail sipper to drink with appetizers. It impresses for its rich citrus fruit, lemongrass, mineral and papaya flavors, and as dry as they are, the finish is honeyed. Production was 21,000 cases.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Aromas of pear, apple, melon and citrus. Not hefty, but in every way correct, with a nice mouthfeel and good balance. Clean pear and citrus flavors on the palate continue through the finish. A good entry-level Chardonnay. Best Buy.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
On the nose, jammy black fruit, particularly black grapes, shines out from under oak and nut accents. Medium-full on the palate, with chewy plum and blackberry fruit, and an undercurrent of herb that continues on through the finish. A perennial good-value wine.
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Delicato Shiraz - 2001
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Wine in a box, and a great value for its succulent flavors of sweet black cherries, at the equivalent of $4.50 a bottle. This soft, friendly wine has a voluptuous texture and a spicy finish.
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Delicato Merlot - 2002
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This is a plump, succulent Merlot that exhibits plenty of that variety’s trademark dried herb shadings. Tobacco and vanilla fill out the midpalate, while the finish features dry, silky tannins.
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Delicato Merlot - 2001
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Clean and properly varietal, but it’s a rustic, country-style wine with some rough edges.
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Delicato Merlot - 2005
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
I wanted to like this wine more, but in the end, the sharpness, minty green herbaceousness and raw acidity mute the pleasure. It’s clean, simple and inexpensive.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Very rich, with pineapple fruit and smoky, toasty oak aromas opening to a full palate of apple-pear, butterscotch and hazelnut flavors. Has an attractive, creamy mouthfeel, with a long, fairly complex popcorn, lemon and butterscotch finish. A promising first effort that shows decent stuffing and some handsome shadings.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Blackberry aromas with leather and a slight cool note open this solid Syrah. Rich, dark berry, chocolate and licorice flavors, and a dense texture. Not overextracted or overripe, the wine has an appealing finish, echoing the flavors on the palate.
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Delicato Syrah - 1998
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Plummy, oaky and mildly herbaceous in a tomato-like manner, this Merlot has good texture and full plum, earth and cocoa flavors. With its 15% alcohol it runs a bit hot, but it has decent acidity and a full finish with broad, mouth-coating tannins. Almost over the top, but hangs on.
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Delicato Merlot - 1998
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