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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012

This Rhône-specialist scores with a lemony, spicy wine, with vanilla, fig and pineapple flavors. So rich, it’s almost syrupy, but firm acids and elegant tannins make it come alive. The kind of wine everyone likes.

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McDowell Marsanne - 1997

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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012

Another lovely Viognier from McDowell Valley. Honeysuckle, apricot, butter, wildflower and citrus aromas. A nice wine, with big, fruity flavors and steely acidity that keeps it harmonious. Dry and elegant.

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McDowell Viognier - 1997

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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012

One of California's best and most consistent rosés. Shows tea, lychee, violet, peach and cinnamon aromas. Dry and complex, with stone fruit, spice and herbal flavors. This is serious rosé; ty with broiled fish with salsa. Best Buy.

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McDowell Grenache - 1997

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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012

Sour briny, fishy aromas open onto a palate with light berry fruit and dusty earth flavors. Finishes dry, with some peppery notes. Very simple, and very dull.

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McDowell Syrah - 1999

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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012

Raspberry aromas and flavors dominate the McDowell—in the bouquet, they’re bolstered by blueberry and linseed aromas, and, on the palate, chocolate, earth and walnut flavors. Medium-weight and a little tart on the palate and on the long, toasty finish. Top Value.

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McDowell Syrah - 1999

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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012

Here’s a nice, smooth wine from a veteran Rhône specialist, and one that’s always one of the best values in California. In a good vintage, McDowell’s Syrahs age gracefully. This release, while soft and charming, has an unripe, stalky note that suggests early drinking.

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McDowell Syrah - 2000

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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012

Lots of smoke and butterscotchy tapioca in the nose, and a spicy, peaches-and-cream sweetness. Drinks very fruity, with ripe peach and citrus flavors and spices, but is very dry and searing with high acids. —S.H.

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McDowell Viognier - 2000

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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012

Watery, with trace amounts of raspberries on the finish.

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McDowell Grenache - 2003

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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012

Blended with 5% Syrah, presumably for body and depth, this is really a nice rosé. It’s very dry and balanced in acidity, with succulent flavors of cherries, berries and gingery spices. Finishes with an earthy, tea-like grip of tannin.

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McDowell Rosé - 2006

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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012

An oakier, more intense style than the regular Syrah. Shows berry, plum, violet, earth, oak and peppery notes, but is closed and tannic in the mouth. But the richness and concentration are there. Give it three or four years, then try again.

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McDowell Syrah - 1997

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