Winery - McNab Ridge
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Tannic but still juicy, this is a very interesting example of California Pinotage made by Rich Parducci, the son of Mendocino winemaking pioneer John Parducci. Dark and full-bodied, the wine tastes like a ripe, jammy blackberry pie with a smidgen of clove, though there’s not much else that’s subtle about this wine. Worth trying.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Sweet enough in jammy cherry and wild berry fruit, with a wild, peppery edge. There is, however, a heavy, syrupy mouthfeel that detracts.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A a lip-smackingingly good, limited edition Bordeaux blend from a veteran producer. It's as ripe as can be, very gentle and filled with juicy berry flavors. The upfront fruit is packaged in soft tannins, while acids seem stronger than Napa-Sonoma. The wine has real bite.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This is the kind of wine that farmers have drunk for centuries. It's red and full-bodied. It's dry and balances dark berry and stone fruit flavors with earthy tones. It's fairly tannic, with a crisp backbone of acidity, and it will probably age forever because it's so balanced. And it's rustic.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A newish label from veteran Mendocino producer Parducci. I want to praise it, but it fails to rise above an average rustic level, and harkens back to an rough, old style of red wine. Smells earthy and plummy, and turns fiercely tannic and dry, and not particularly varietal. —S.H.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Pleasant in ripe peach, citrus, vanilla and spice flavors, this dry, fruity wine is furnished with excellent acidity that makes it clean and bright. It’s an easy charmer at a fair price. Great with roasted chicken.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Tasters tried in vain to find fruit in this thin, vapid wine. Despite the lack of flavor, the tannins are big and rasping, and the wine is drenched in unnatural oak.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Enormously high in alcohol, nearly 16 percent, with a hot, Porty mouthfeel and raisiny tastes, this is certainly an eccentric Zin. Not my style, but some will like it.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
What’s likeable about this Bordeaux blend is its dryness. It doesn’t slam you with over-the-top, extracted fruit, but is controlled in its herb and blackberry flavors and smooth but firm tannins.
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