Winery - Michel-Schlumberger
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Ripe and polished apple and peach fruit is joined by smoky oak notes in this easy-to-like wine. Zesty, fresh acidity makes the fruity flavors bright and alive. The finish is spicy, with a smattering of dust and tartness.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Has wonderfully pure aromas of green apples, peaches, spice and smoky oak. Dynamite wine; concentrated and intense without being clumsy. Really focused and pure, with a long, rich finish.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Lean and earthy, a tart wine with lime and grapefruit flavors and powerful acidity. There’s little apparent oak or lees. If you like austere, flinty Chards, this one is made for you.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
If you like classic Dry Creek Cabs, you’ll love this ripe, pleasing wine. It has aromas of blackberries, cinnamon, cocoa and herbs. It’s the up-front fruit flavors that really make you sit up and take notice--they’re ripe and zingy. Not a complex ager, so drink soon.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Cabs from this appellation, no matter how ripe they are, always seem to have a brawny, briary edge to them, and this wine is no exception. The blackberries might have been picked in a dusty, thorny patch. Something about the acidy, tannic structure is appealing.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
From this longtime Dry Creek producer comes an aromatic, flavorful wine, brimming with blackberry fruit, chocolate and herbs. It's very rich, with soft but complex tannins and a real bite of acidity. A year or two of age will round it out and make it better.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Pronounced blackberry and cedar-scented fruit is kept in check by sturdy but elegant tannins and a kiss of toasty oak in this balanced wine. It's round and supple, and very dry. The blackberry and black cherry flavors pick up again on the finish.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Earthy, with dusty tannins, there's some pretty blackberry fruit. But it's a light wine that turns thin in the middle palate. Not a keeper, but it's polished for near term consumption.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
The tart red cherry fruit on the nose bears a green tobacco-herb note that garnered mixed reviews. Darker on the palate, the wine shows black plum flavors and a chalky note. Finishes with decent length and modest tannins.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Soft and pretty, with black cherry and smoke aromas and cherry-berry flavors. The bone dry tannins are accompanied by crisp acidity, resulting in a feeling if elegance and harmony.
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