Cedar Mountain
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Cedar Mountain 1998 Chardonnay del Sol (Livermore Valley)
- $25
An eccentric late harvest Chardonnay with some interesting qualities. Underlying flavors of peaches, but sweetness and perhaps a touch of botrytis add apicot notes. There’s also a taste like fine espresso sweetened with a teaspoon or two of cane sugar. Excellent acidity keeps things lively.
— S.H.
(6/1/2003)
Cedar Mountain 1997 Vintage Port (Amador County)
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- $21
Made from true Port grape varieties, this wine shares many characteristics with a vintage-style Port. It’s young and fruity, filled with blueberry and chocolate flavors, and is very smooth and velvety. Lacks the finesse of the real thing, but pretty nice.
— S.H.
(9/1/2003)
Cedar Mountain 1998 Cabernet Royale Cabernet Sauvignon (Livermore Valley)
- $25
Pretty good and tasty, a Port-style wine made from Cabernet Sauvignon. It has flavors of chocolate, creme de cassis and Kahlúa, and is sweet but not cloying.
— S.H.
(11/15/2003)
Cedar Mountain 2004 Del Arroyo Vineyard Pinot Grigio (Livermore Valley)
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- $11
Opens with pretty aromas of honeysuckle, vanilla custard, honey and tangerines that make you think it’s sweet, but this is a bone-dry wine. Crisp acidity brightens the modest orange flavors; an appropriate apéritif-style wine.
— S.H.
(7/1/2005)
Cedar Mountain 1997 Duet Red (Livermore Valley)
- $22
An herbal, dense bruiser that requires time to show its best stuff. Now the fruit can’t quite conquer the pronounced herbal element. Lots of unusual oregano, basil, even tarragon notes up-front; then this blend of 50% Cabernet and 50% Merlot finds a harmonious convergence, showing black plums and soft tannins.
— M.S.
(9/1/2000)
Cedar Mountain 2009 Reserve Zinfandel (Livermore Valley)
- $33
A big and intense Zin with a pucker that holds on, this Livermore red is heavy and a bit dull aromatically, opening up to show spice, black fruit and cedar but overall it finishes short.
— V.B.
(11/1/2011)
Cedar Mountain 2000 Late Bottled Vintage Port
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- $40
This Livermore producer has sourced from Livermore and Amador County—both Portuguese varieties and Cabernet Sauvignon—to make this Port-style wine, a mouthful of caramel toffee melted and toasty. A hint of marshmallow’s there too.
— V.B.
(12/15/2011)
Cedar Mountain 1998 Blanches Vineyard Chardonnay (Livermore Valley)
- $18
The brownish-gold color and aromas of caramel and earthy, appley fruit hint at premature oxidation. The flavors are of apple cider, butter and some vanilla. It’s full-bodied and weighty, but is that stylistically intentional or just the result of the wine being overdone?
— W.E.
(6/1/2000)
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