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100 wines
| C. G. Di Arie Winery |
2005 Syrah “Southern Exposure” Estate Grown
Shenandoah Valley, California
This Syrah reminds me of an old world wine. It has a deep color with dark berry aromas combined with spice and mint. It has very concentrated flavors of dark berries, which carry t ...moreo the palate, adding layers of cherry and smoke.
This is a well balanced wine has an abundance of the savory type flavors. The wine finishes with a long and lingering finish adding herbal and spicy flavors combined with smoky notes reminiscent of bacon. This is a big wine worthy of aging for several years for optimum quality.
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| C. G. Di Arie Winery |
2005 Petite Sirah Estate Grown
Shenandoah Valley, California
Petite Sirah contains generous amounts of tannin, color, and backbone. Most often used as a blender for just these reasons, it can be difficult to make a varietal wine. Understandi ...moreng these difficulties, we constructed a winemaking plan to maximize the varietal characteristics and minimize bitterness and harshness. The first step was to ensure the fruit had enough varietal character to complement their tannin and color. The grapes were harvested at the peak of ripeness to yield the maximum amount of fruit character possible. These fully mature grapes had the additional advantage of lower amounts of “green” or “harsh” tannins. In order to minimize the remaining “harsh” tannins, our Estate Petit Sirah was fermented in our stainless steel Submerged Cap Fermentation Tanks to ensure the resulting wine tannins would be “soft”. We then aged the wine in French and American oak barrels.
Inky dark purple in color the wine has an elegant nose that begins with blueberries and raspberries. Fruit gives way to cocoa and vanilla. On the palate notes of pencil shavings leads to mint, violets, smoked meats, and white pepper. The acidity in the long pleasant finish balances the tannins and
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| Cerro Caliente Cellars |
2006 Pinot Noir
Edna Valley/Wolff Vineyards
Well balanced Pinot Noir offering black cherry aroma and notes of raspberry and plum
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| Cerro Caliente Cellars |
2006 Mourvedre
Paso Robles/Herder Vineyard
Full body, round full fruit with a long finish. Bouquet of aged leather and blueberry
100% Mourvedre
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| Cerro Caliente Cellars |
2006 Grenache
Paso Robles/Herder Vineyards
100% Grenache, medium body, with light strawberry and mineral character alongside delicate fruit tones.
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| Cerro Caliente Cellars |
2006 Rhone Blend
Paso Robles/Herder Vineyards
Rhone Blend 44% Syrah/28% Grenache/28% Mourvedre
Outstanding bold nose and mouth feel. Pepper notes with a load of complex fruit balanced to perfection.
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| Mariposa Wine Company |
2006 CRU Vigne Monte Nero Pinot Noir
Santa Lucia Highlands
Elegant and well-balanced this Pinot has rich, earthy flavors, layered with robust expressions of red & black fruit character in the nose and mouth. The luxurious mouth-feel can be ...more attributed to the soft tannins and to the barrel aging regime. We used a combination of 40% new oak (80% French, 20% Hungarian) for aging.
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| Mariposa Wine Company |
2005 Carmichael "Sur le Pont" RhĂ´ne-Styled Blend
Monterey County
Warm and inviting on the nose, initial impressions of our Sur le Pont are of spice and chocolate, with plum and black cherry fruit also prominent in the aroma. Once in the mouth, t ...morehe tactile impression broadens considerably with a warm, roasted chestnut quality across the mid-palate, which then translates seamlessly into a full finish, with plenty of soft, chalky tannins. Dark red and black fruit flavors predominate in this rich and flavorful blend. This wine goes well with grilled meats and robust tomato-based pastas. It is also wonderful with a big, juicy steak. This Sur le Pont will age nicely through 2010.
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| Carol Shelton Wines |
2006 Black Magic Late Harvest Zin
Sonoma County
Yummy Late Harvest Zin, harvested on Halloween, believe it or not! It has 7% sugar and only 15.3% alcohol, making it a lot less fiery than many high octane Late Harvest reds or po ...morerts. It is fabulous with dark chocolate and comes in 375ml bottles.
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| Carol Shelton Wines |
2006 Sweet Caroline LH white
Russian River Valley
Made from Trousseau gris (aka Grey Riesling) grapes picked at 30Brix and finished at 6% sugar and 12.5 % alcohol--it is not the syrupy cloying style of many late harvest/ice wines, ...more but is refreshingly light and crisp and great with fruit or creamy blue cheeses!
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| Passalacqua Winery |
2006 Primitivo
Dry Creek Valley, Lavender Hill Vineyard
The first significant yield from this young mountain vineyard, it’s plush and rich and shows beautiful potential, with a medium weight on the palate and no jarring tannins. The f ...moreruit is reminiscent of wild blackberries with hints of raspberry, and the oak is subtle and tinged with smoke and vanilla. There’s also a nuance of black pepper as you savor the long, smooth finish.
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| Ceja Vineyards |
2006 Dulce Beso
Napa Valley
This wine has richness with an opulent concentration of sweet spice, vanilla, apricot, apple and lime oil. The balance of natural residual sugar and crisp fresh acidity of Carneros ...more provides viscosity that coats and excites the palate for a very long time.
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| Chalk Hill Estate Winery |
2002 Estate Vineyard Selection Chardonnay
Chalk Hill
The original Founder’s Block, planted in 1974, offers incredibly low yields of extremely concentrated fruit. By careful barrel-by-barrel selection, only eighteen barrels of the r ...moreichest, most opulent wine were chosen for this premier blend. Effusive stone fruit aromas of apricot and fig build on the floral, spice, and hazelnut notes. The wine unfolds with rich layers of golden apple, honeysuckle, nutmeg and mineral flavors— all adding texture and holding aloft clean, citrus notes that weave through to the lingering finish. The structure and firm acid balance indicates cellar worthiness.
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| Chalk Hill Estate Winery |
2005 Chairman’s Club Cabernet Sauvignon/Carmenère
Sonoma County
Very limited in production, the 2005 Chairman’s Club Cabernet Sauvignon/Carmenère is a marriage of two Bordeaux varieties which captures Chalk Hill Estate’s unique personality ...more and terroir. The Carmenère is grown on a tiny, low vigor site with extremely rocky soils, perfect to harness its vigorous tendency. Hand-harvested at a mere one-half ton per acre, the Carmenère was co-fermented on skins with a low-yielding Cabernet Sauvignon vineyard. Deep, dark aromas of black plum and cassis accompany graphite and exotic asian spices. This age-worthy cuvee is opulent in texture, with blackberry fruit, black olive and tobacco flavors. The lingering finish is reminiscent of dark chocolate and mocha, pairing deliciously with roasted meat dishes and artisan cheeses.
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| Chalk Hill Estate Winery |
2003 Furth
Sonoma County
Bold and rare - describes the wine and the man. Furth, the wine, is the pinnacle red wine from the Chalk Hill Estate; a wine that speaks in a booming voice of its terroir. Its big ...moreflavors are assembled from old-vine blocks of Bordeaux varietals that have the personality and panache to personify Fred Furth's vision of "the best that my home estate can produce."
Produced only in exceptional years, and in minute quantities, no expense is spared in its creation. Starting with intensive care in the vineyards- handcrafting in the winery, special cooperage, extended barrel age, even its sturdy, eponymous bottle- all are steps in the creative process designed to focus the fruit into a broad, expansive, weighty wine worthy of the name.
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| Chappellet Vineyards |
2005 Signature Cabernet Sauvignon
Napa Valley
The "Signature" Cabernet Sauvignon has been Chappellet's flagship wine for more than three decades. It is a benchmark for the long-lived hillside wines of the Napa Valley; full of ...morestructure and ageing potential, yet seductively forward in its concentrated varietal character. Collectors covet vintages from the 1970's, 1980's and 1990's, and the acclaimed 2000's uphold this enduring tradition.
Opening with expressive notes of blackberry, cherry and cassis, this wine is full-bodied and rich. Hints of chocolate and espresso layer with spicy oak for added complexity. Smooth tannins infused with ripe sweet fruit create a lush, supple texture. Rich waves of berry, spice and herbs create a lasting impression of finesse and structure in this Cabernet.
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| Cinnabar Winery |
2005 Zinfandel
Dry Creek Valley
This elegant wine has fragrances of black cherry, blackberry, raspberry, dried herbs and tobacco with flavors of ripe boysenberry and raspberry, vanilla, toasted oak and baking spi ...moreces. Complex and well balanced, it is structured by soft tannins and a touch of acidity. A finish of dark ripe fruit and berry compote. Pairs well with hearty seafood stews, rustic French bread and artisan cheeses, or mixed greens with Calamata olives.
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| Grasso Vineyard, LLC |
2005 100% Estate Grown Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
The Grasso’s designated Olive Ridge Vineyard is lo
· Aromas of black cherry and raspberry, followed by hints of oak and tobacco reveal themselves as this deep black garnet wine opens up in the glass. A viscous palate coats the mo ...moreuth with cranberry and hints of mocha. Lasting tannins mark the finish of a cellar worthy Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. Alcohol – 14.5%.
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| Amphora Wines |
2006 Pinot Noir
Russian River Valley, Windsor Oaks
One of our first Pinots, from the northeast Russian River Valley. Even in its youth, this wine is creamy, supple and complex, with Queen Anne cherry, chanterelle mushroom and viole ...moret notes overlying a raspberry-vanilla juiciness. Sweetness and spice, everything nice. Seat this guest next to the roast turkey and cranberry sauce.
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| CORE |
2005 Alta Mesa Grenache
Santa Barbara County
100% Grenache from Alta Mesa Vineyard.
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