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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012

Big and easy with caramel and creamy notes to spare, this has good apple, spice and toast elements and an appealing nutty-leesy aspect. Still, it seems already quite mature, like it needs to be drunk now. Enjoy it soon for its full mouthfeel and ripe baked apple flavors.

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Lafond Chardonnay - 1998

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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012

The wine is astringently tannic and offers little relief by way of flavor, but if you concentrate you’ll find a core of black cherry. Still, the structure is so fine that with a suitably rich dish, the wine would be better.

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Lafond Syrah - 2000

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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012

A bizarre style of wine. The aromas are Port-like—old Port—with a caramelized, candy-sugar note verging on pie crust. There’s also a streak of clove. In the mouth, it’s earthy and dense, with tomato flavors and a dash of sweetness from oak.

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Lafond Pinot Noir - 1997

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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012

Very good Syrah, with tight, astringently young tannins courtesy of the region’s cool climate. Impressive for its balance, a big, rich, dry wine with ripe blackberry, coffee and white pepper flavors and an elegant, upscale mouthfeel. Drink now through 2010. Excellent value for the price.

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Lafond Syrah - 2004

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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012

Pronounced, sharp cherry-berry aromas, generously enhanced by sweet, smoky oak. In the mouth, it’s full bodied, syrupy and dense, with jammy berry flavors and soft, lush tannins. Very much a Châteauneuf-style wine.

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Lafond Syrah - 1998

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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012

A little light in body and flavor, with dried Provençal herb flavors and a hint of cherry. Does a yeoman’s job of expressing basic Santa Rita Pinot Noir character at a price that’s about half that of the top bottlings.

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Lafond Pinot Noir - 2006

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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012

There’s some barnyardy funk to this Pinot, the kind of mushroom scent some people call Burgundian. Fortunately, the flavors in midpalate turn to richer cherries, even a taste of cherry cheesecake. The Martin Ray Clone, which is actually a selection, not a clone, is old by California standards, and of uncertain origin, although suspected to have come from superior vineyards in Burgundy.

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Lafond Pinot Noir - 2006

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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012

Good price for such a nice Chardonnay from the Santa Rita Hills. The wine is very dry and crisp in acidity, with a bracing mouthfeel that offers rich, oak-inspired flavors of pineapples, pears and green apples. Nice now with Ahi tuna tartare or grilled salmon.

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Lafond Chardonnay - 2007

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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012

Tastes dry and sharp in acids, a young, tart wine not offering much pleasure now, despite good cherry, cola, red licorice and sandalwood flavors. Needs a little time, but not too much. Give it a year to calm down.

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Lafond Pinot Noir - 2007

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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012

This is a big, ripe, full-bodied and oaky Pinot Noir. It’s too powerful to drink now, unless you don’t mind immaturity. The raspberry, cherry and blood orange flavors are of the pie-filling type, and the oak sticks out in smoky, vanilla sweetness. Give it 4–5 years in the cellar to come around.

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Lafond Pinot Noir - 2006

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