Winery - Spelletich Cellars
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A blend from all over the valley, it brings to mind blackberries and cassis, and earthier notes of chocolate and tobacco. This is a good wine, but it’s seriously overpriced. It lacks the layers of refinement you’re entitled to expect. There’s a syrupy feeling in the mouth, and the finish is rough and bitter.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Much lighter and brighter that the Rustridge bottling, with pure, focused aromas of tropical fruits, limes and ripe peaches. In the mouth, it shines with crisp acidity and deep flavors, accented by oak and lees. This is a first-rate Chard and very typical of its region.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
From Chiles Valley, this wine has vivacious tropical fruit, peach and pear flavors, but seems a little heavy in the mouth, with dull acids. Oak provides creamy spice and vanilla, and it finishes with earthy heat.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This blend of Zinfandel, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot frm various sections of Napa is a rustic wine and pretty tannic too. By “rustic” I mean it’s like a Shaker chair, simple and fundamental. That can be just fine in the right place. It has flavors of black and green tea and blackberries and is very dry.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Smoky rich and smooth up front, with a fine array of layered fruit: Black cherry, plum, chocolate, coffee, cinnamon, smoke and a hint of tar come to mind. The fine tannins give good support; the finish is long and elegant.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Heavy on the oak, with overpowering buttered toast and butterscotch flavors. Underneath all that are pineapple and peach flavors. The finish is sweet and heavy.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Way too ripe, with Porty, raisin and chocolate flavors that finish sweet. The tannins are fierce.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A soft, sweet, heavy wine. Tastes sugary in cherry pie filling flavors, and lacks vibrance. Ready now.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Feels heavy and soft, and tastes rather sweet and extracted in jammy blackberry, cherry and chocolate flavors. Yet the tannins are smooth and refined. There’s some possibility the wine may age beyond its current doldrums into something better.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
They must have let the grapes get as ripe as possible, and then macerated the crushed fruit for a long time, as this wine explodes with berry flavors. There’s also a good amount of smoky and spicy oak accents. It’s a balanced, harmonious Cabernet.
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