Winery - Lava Cap
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Simple and jammy, this Zin shows fruity flavors of raspberries, cherries and oranges. It’s a little sugary sweet.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A little soft and one-dimensional, but attracts for its wealth of flavor. Tastes like crushed cherries and blackberries, sprinkled with cocoa power, with notes of licorice and buttered cinnamon toast.
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Lava Cap Merlot - 2004
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Starts promising, with delicate scents of herbs, cherries, menthol and a hint of citrus peel, but quickly accelerates into jammy, cooked raspberries and lashings of vanilla that turn inexplicably tart and aggressive on the finish. Perplexing.
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Lava Cap Syrah - 2001
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Pleasant in the glass, this small-production offering from Lava Cap is a decent introduction to their wines though it takes time for any aromas to develop and the finish tastes a little green.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Too soft and sweet, like melted raspberry jam. Feels tired and syrupy.
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Lava Cap Barbera - 2007
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Look at that price! This is a dark wine, exciting to smell. The word “fiery” comes to mind. Something warm about it: baked cherry tart, blackberry pie fresh from the oven. In the mouth, huge, ripe and flattering. Floods the palate with sweet fruity, berry flavors, but bone dry. Tannins are a work of art, soft and intricate. Worth every penny, and one of the best Sierra wines in memory. The high alcohol level is not apparent.
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Lava Cap Syrah - 1999
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Light in body, this Pinot has candy flavors of cherries, nougat, honey and roasted nuts. Tastes just like a protein bar you buy at the health food store.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Pale in color, with tart acidity and a slightly sweet finish, this Sangiovese has flavors of cherry tart with the crust, sprinkled with sugar, cinnamon and pepper. It has the silky texture of a Pinot Noir.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
As softly sweet and delicious as cherry pie filling. Super-rich and spicy in cinnamon, nutmeg and white pepper, with a healthy dose of cocoa powder. Drink now.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
The hot climate in which the grapes were grown shows in this wine’s extreme softness and jammy ripeness. It’s almost sweet, like a cherry and raspberry pastry.
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Lava Cap Grenache - 2007
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