Winery - Signorello
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Screams Carneros. Fleshy, jammy fruit flavors of cherries, strawberries and raspberries are highlighted by good acidity and drink very dry, with soft but complex tannins. It’s not a simple wine, and has enough stuffing to cellar for a few years.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Excellent blackberry, smoky, earthy aromas greet the nose. Lots of follow-through on the palate, with a dense, almost syrupy texture, ripe fruit flavors and spice accents. A long, mildly tannic, sweet finish closes this fine, highly extracted wine.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This opens with a muted but very pleasing nose of orange, pineapple, clove, almond and baked apple aromas. The palate’s tropical fruit is complemented by butterscotch, clove and allspice flavors. Soft but well-constructed, it’s a medium-weight wine with balanced fruit and well-utilized oak on the finish.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This barrel-fermented Chardonnay shows smoky new oak and telltale matchstick leesy aromas. Real spiciness comes through on the palate. The apple fruit wears strong clove, nutmeg and butterscotch notes. There’s a firm acid backbone that’s lively, but slightly jarring to some tasters. Give this one four to six months to knit itself together.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Shows the volume and tannic depth associated with this bottling, a big, ripe wine not showing particularly well in its extreme youth. Tannins star, swamping the cherries and red currants, although the inherent elegance is there. Almost like a Rhône wine now, this puppy needs at least 4–6 years of aging. Just 104 cases were produced.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Marks a welcome return to the magnificence of the 2002, although more recent vintages haven’t exactly been slouches. The ’05 is amazing, a densely structured, deeply flavored Bordeaux blend that’s mainly Cabernet Sauvignon. Shows classic notes of cassis, currants and black cherry liqueur, while 70% new oak adds enticingly rich layers of sweet toast and smoky vanilla. The tannins are pure, classic Napa, very refined and ripe, offering solid structural support with no trace of astringency. Beautiful now, and should slowly develop for many years.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Shows all the hallmarks of a wine that will improve with mid-term aging. The flavors leap out now, and are all about ripe, crushed blackberries, red and black currants, anise and sweet, smoky cedar. Yet there’s a tannic interference that’s a little hard and astringent. Decant, if you have to open, but should hit its stride after 2009.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Always a sophisticated dry white wine, this year’s Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc blend is rich and complex. It has citrus rind, nectarine, peach and white pepper flavors, while barrel fermentation and sur lie aging add even richer, creamier notes.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This is a good, solid red wine without being an exciting one. It’s dry and full-bodied, with thick, refined tannins. The flavors of cherries, licorice, chocolate, violets and pepper are complex but a little overripe, and could use greater concentration.
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Signorello Syrah - 2006
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A little light in body and flavor, but easy to drink, with complex raspberry, cherry, blueberry, mocha, tobacco, vanilla, smoke and peppery spice flavors. At its best now. Try with sliced flank steak, stuffed into pita bread with cole slaw.
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