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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
From a new winery focused on Bordeaux-style blends, this is 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 39% Merlot, with a splash of Cab Franc. Pondera is a bit ponderous, up at 15% alcohol (at least) and betting the farm on fruit and oak. If that’s your style, this may suit you, although with Washington fruit you get a fair amount of acid rather than the generous breadth of the ripest California Cabs.
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Pondera Red Blend - 2005
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
As it’s the lowest priced of Pondera’s red wine offerings, it may be safe to assume that Melvado is the leftover-barrel blend. It’s a good companion to the pricier Consensio; here the somewhat over-ripe and pruny mix of fruit does not show as much new oak, and in its soft and slightly flabby way it is ready to go and delivers a fair amount of flavor. The 15.3% alcohol definitely shows in the heat of the finish, so this is a drink-up-now wine.
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Pondera Red Blend - 2005
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Pondera’s Sericus blend is based upon Merlot (60%) with Cabernet Sauvignon (30%) and Cab Franc (10%) filling it out. It’s consistent with its compadres in the lineup—a bit pruny, forward, hot and broad. These are all wines to drink up; it seems unlikely that age will favor them.
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