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Barlow 2001 Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)
- Editors' Choice
- $39
Ripe in black currant fruit and nicely balanced in rich tannins and good acids. Just oozes flavor and character. Almost a food group of its own. Keep the food pairing simple, like a grilled steak or rib roast.
— S.H.
(10/1/2004)
Barlow 2000 Merlot (Napa Valley)
- $28
Textbook Napa Merlot. Flavors of green olives, blackberries,white chocolate and herbs, with a slight meatiness, are wrapped in delicate, fine tannins. The wine is very dry and feels great in the mouth. Has the stuffing to improve in the cellar for a few years.
— S.H.
(8/1/2003)
Barlow 2001 Merlot (Napa Valley)
This big, fat, sexy wine is just what Merlot is supposed to be. It’s softly accessible, yet complex with rich, sweet tannins and a delicious array of cassis, plum, cherry and herb flavors. As good as it is, it possesses a feminine complexity that suggests pairing it with food.
— S.H.
(6/1/2004)
Barlow 2002 Merlot (Napa Valley)
- $32
Takes the usual formula of cherries, blackberries, cocoa and oak and kicks it up a notch. It has all that, but the extra layers of dusty oriental spices and a wonderful integration of oak with ripe tannins add interest. The bottom line is elegance.
— S.H.
(4/1/2005)
Barlow 2003 Unfiltered Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)
- $45
Deep in aroma, in flavor, in depth and finish, this Cabernet fulfills your Napa Cab expectations. The mouthfeel is all velvet and silk, the tannins are perfectly sculpted, and the blackberry and coffee flavors are ripe and satisfying without being overwrought. Best now and for a decade.
— S.H.
(3/1/2007)
Barlow 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)
- $45
At three-plus years, this Cab still is tannic and youthful, although with decanting it’s ready now. Dry and elegant, it has rich flavors of cassis, with barrel notes of cedar and cigar box. Should develop bottle complexities through 2013, with proper cellaring.
— S.H.
(5/1/2009)
Barlow 2002 Barrouge Red (Napa Valley)
- $38
Very smooth and ripe, with a rich complex of blackcurrant, cassis, cocoa, green olive, smoke and oak flavors. It’s a soft wine, but far from simple. Finishes with a peacock’s tail of oriental spices.
— S.H.
(4/1/2005)
Barlow 2000 Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)
- $36
Made in a classic Napa style, with pronounced aromas of cassis and blackcurrant and a considerably layering of well-charred, toasty oak. Doesn’t disappoint on the entry, and then it spreads currant and herb flavors all over the palate, wrapped in rich, fine, ripe tannins. Very good, but lacks that extra bit of intensity.
— S.H.
(11/15/2003)
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