Winery - William Hill Estate
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Piercing oak and some road tar on the nose. A wine that’s really alive. Plenty of high-toned fruit that is both sweet and tart at the same time. Typical of this winery’s style, it is solid but not overpowering. Grip galore in this purple rose. Drink or hold.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Offers customary California Merlot aromas of herbs, spicy berries, vanilla from the oak and cocoa. Very bright red fruit in the mouth, brought to the fore via whole-berry fermentation. Mildly tannic with plenty of fresh oak, some of which is American. Right down the middle and solid. With 16% Cabernet Sauvignon and other lesser Bordeaux grapes.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Everybody likes ripe tropical fruit, toasty oak, Asian spices, a buttercreamy texture and a long, fruity finish in their Chards, and this one gives it all, in an everyday, friendly sort of way.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Toasty, buttery and warm, yet holds onto some crisp fruit. Full of apples, pears and nectarines, this is fruit-forward California wine. Lemony and quite pleasnt on the finish. 70% barrel fermentation allows for full integration of oak and fruit. The bulk of the blend is out of Carneros. Best Buy.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Dusty, cedary notes define the nose. Plenty of fruit power and a distinguished body make this a fine easy-drinking red. Blackberries are all over the lively palate, which has already come together. Only 77% Cabernet makes this very much a Bordeaux blend. Saw some American oak in the aging process.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Heavy, superripe apple aromas lead you to expect a rich, dense wine, but instead you get a rather restrained, crisp mouthful of Chardonnay. Despite the richness on the nose, it ends up showing the lighter side of Chard.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Densely colored, with nice aromas of cassis and blackberry with cedar and dill notes. Raspberry fruit, sweet vanillin oak, and a good feel in the mouth. Interesting, almost coconut element in the flavors. Solidly built. A popular wine-list wine and a solid choice.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A little less than ripe, it’s got hints of blackberries but really veers toward an earthy herbaceousness. There’s a cut of greenness in the aroma, and in the flavors, too. Finishes a bit rough and thin.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This lovely Cab is soft and lush in blackberry and cherry fruit, with a pretty veneer of smoky oak. It has enough structure and finesse to accompany good food. Really satisfies for its sheer drinkability.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
The fruity flavors of pineapples, mangoes and papayas burst from this wine, with a rich layer of smoky, caramelized oak. Almost as sweet as a dessert pastry, it’s made to appeal to the popular Chardonnay palate.
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