Winery - Sullivan Birney
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Big, fruity and ripe, providing a mouthful of apple and pear flavors that are spiced up with cinnamon and oaky vanilla. The flavors sink deep into the palate and last for a long time. Nonetheless, this full-bodied, creamy wine never loses control.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This is a new winery to me, and this fabulous release displays its great promise. The wine is dark and dense, with an immature aroma of smoky wood, baked cherry tart and vanilla. In the mouth it has complex cherry, berry and spice flavors that are folded into rich but soft tannins. Finishes long.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Here’s a fat wine, plump in juicy citrus, pear and tropical fruit flavors, a little soft in acid but rich in smoky oak and Asian spice. It’s gooey, like lemon meringue pie, and finishes a bit sweet, in the current fashion.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Nobody ages Chardonnay, but maybe they should, as the profile of these coastal Chards emerges. This wine is high in acidity, metallic and lemony in fruit. There’s a toughness that the softening, sweetening qualities of oak cannot blur. It’s a gamble, but try cellaring until 2005 and try again.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Rather sulfury on opening, with oaky, smoky notes beneath. Average in the mouth, with modest fruit flavors and a rough texture.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Easy and simple, rather than profound, with candied raspberry and rhubarb aromas. Rather tart in acids.
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