Winery - Tangley Oaks
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
With sweet, vanilla custard and buttered popcorn flavors piled onto the golden apricot and pineapple jam fruit, this Chardonnay is made in the popular style. It’s refreshed with clean, crisp acidity.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Full-bodied and dry, with cherry, currant, leather, chocolate and cedar flavors wrapped into soft tannins. A bit sharp throughout, so drink with rich meats and cheeses for balance.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
There’s been a lot of griping lately about overly ripe, too-soft, high-alcohol Cabs that cost too much. This Cab is just the opposite. Crisp and structured, with a gritty mouthfeel (in a good sense) and only 13.8% alcohol, it’s bone-dry, with rich flavors of red and black currants. Lovely with a wide range of foods.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Rich and extracted in cherry pie filling, candy bar raspberry and blackberry fruit and mocha flavors. Drink this soft, easy wine now.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A little thin, but otherwise a nice, clean, racy Sauvignon Blanc. Has some nice lemon, lime, melon and white pepper flavors that finish dry and zesty.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A very nice, super-drinkable Merlot. Crisp in acids and tannins, it shows the fine structure and dryness that are missing in so many of today’s California reds. The cherry, currant and oak flavors have an earthy grounding of tobacco and sage.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Tough and gritty, with edgy tannins framing rustic flavors of blackberries and sweetened berry tea.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
If you like lots of smoky vanilla and buttercream on a big, California-ripe Chardonnay that’s stuffed with pineapples and mangoes, then this is the wine for you. It’s direct and dry and crisp, at a fair price.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
The underlying wine is fine, with brisk, cool-climate acidity framing peach, pear and pineapple flavors. But the oak layering tastes weird and unnatural, almost sweetly medicinal, which drags down the score.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This Merlot has less than ripe green mint flavors along with the cherries and oak. It’s fully dry, with a nice acid-tannin balance.
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