Winery - Riboli
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
L.A.-based Riboli makes Central Coast wines under various labels, reserving the family name for this bottling. It shows a good structure encasing well-oaked currant, herb tapenade and anise flavors, and finishes smooth and dry.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Sturdy in tannins and young and crisp in mouthfeel, with tart cherry, tobacco and herb flavors. Not a flamboyant wine but a very balanced one, and ageworthy.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This is a beautiful Cabernet that shows the gentle tannins and herbaceous edge of Rutherford Cabernets, but doesn’t stint on richness. It’s dry, smooth and appealing in black and red cherry, red currant, licorice, bacon and sandalwood flavors, and is complex enough to age for a decade.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Considerably more tannic than most Rutherford Cabs, especially a non-mountain one, Riboli’s ’06 displays ripe flavors of cherries, blackberries, currants and mint. It doesn’t seem to have the stuffing for aging, so drink now with rich steaks that can break through the astringency.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
With its black pepper aromas and dry, hard tannins that make the mouth pucker, this is an atypical Rutherford Cabernet. But it’s a very good, even a noble one. As tough as it is, it possesses a rich core of black currant that lasts through a long finish. Unusual and distinctive, it should hold its own for a decade.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A very fine Cabernet, blended with some Petit Verdot which seems to add body and perfume, but it’s quite young, and needs some time to resolve its issues. Right now the tannins, dusty as they are, dominate, and the blackberry and cherry flavors are all jam. Should develop healthily for 6–8 years.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Powdery tannins frame this licorice-like wine. Herbal notes offset the anise and add interest, though the wine remains a bit short and simple.
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