Winery - Sawyer
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Here’s a Cab without the sweet flamboyance of some, but it possesses a balance and elegance that make it versatile at the table. The blackberry and herb flavors are framed in rich tannins.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Dull and vegetal. Tastes like canned asparagus juice, with a squeeze of citrus.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
There’s a briary, rustic nature to this Merlot, almost like Zinfandel, with its wild berry, white pepper, coffee and tobacco flavors. It has sandpapery tannins that scour the mouth.
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Sawyer Merlot - 2003
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Here’s a rich, dense Merlot that’s very dry, yet packed with fruity flavors suggesting red and black cherries, red plums, cocoa and green olives. It’s smooth, but could use firmer acids.
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Sawyer Merlot - 2002
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This blend of four varieties, topped by Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, shows off its terroir in the richly smooth, soft, complex tannins. There are pleasant flavors of blackberries and cassis, as well as an earthy streak that brings to mind mushrooms sautéed in soy sauce. It will probably age, but is terrific now with a grilled ribeye steak.
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Sawyer Meritage - 2000
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This is a soft, semisweet and simple wine, with flavors of cherry cola and milk chocolate.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Similar to the winery’s ’04 Cabernet, released a year ago, but a bit more complex, this Bordeaux-style blend is rich in very ripe black currant, chocolate and cedar flavors. It’s also thick in fuzzy tannins, suggesting ageability. Good now, with decanting, or through 2012.
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Sawyer Meritage - 2004
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Seems soft and one-dimensional, a wine that got so ultraripe the acids and tannins left, leaving pure flavor behind. That flavor is good, all blackberries, cherries and cocoa, but the wine lacks structure and depth.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Give this still-young Merlot some time in the decanter to take a deep breath, because it’s tannicly closed. It’s very dry and full-bodied, with a lush texture framing deep flavors of blackberries, currants, grilled meat and cedar, and should develop bottle complexity over the next 6 years.
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Sawyer Merlot - 2004
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