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Jana 2003 Cathedral Red Table Wine (Napa Valley)
- $55
This Cab-based Bordeaux blend really surprised me. It’s a welcome addition to the mid-priced Napa pantheon. Rich, soft and mouth-filling, it has blackberry and cherry pie filling, cocoa and sweet oak flavors that finish smooth and dry. Drink now–2009.
— S.H.
(4/1/2007)
Jana 2006 Old Vine Riesling (Napa Valley)
- $20
Not particularly Riesling-like, but it’s very dry, nice and crisp in punchy acids, and superclean, with spicy citrus and flower flavors. Pleasant alternative to a good Pinot Gris or Sauvignon Blanc.
— S.H.
(12/1/2007)
Jana 2005 Riesling (America)
- $18
The grapes were grown in the Finger Lakes, then shipped in cold storage to the winemaking facility in Napa. The wine is pleasantly crisp, with off-dry green apple, pineapple and honeysuckle flavors. Nice with grilled trout or as a cocktail.
— S.H.
(12/15/2006)
Jana 2007 Old Vine Riesling (Napa Valley)
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- $20
You could classify this as an off-dry wine, but it’s just sweet and honeyed enough to be a dessert wine. With pleasant acidity providing balance, it shows flavors of ripe peaches, diesel, nectarines, apples, vanilla and buttercup flowers.
— S.H.
(12/1/2008)
Jana 2007 Rosé Wine Grenache
- $15
Made from Grenache, this pale-colored wine is delicately structured. With high acidity, it has ripe red cherry, herb and vanilla flavors. Not complicated, but dry, easy to drink and versatile with a huge range of food.
— S.H.
(11/15/2008)
Jana 2007 Riesling (Leelanau Peninsula)
- $22
Floral, spicy and sweet on the nose, and with a straightforward, refreshing blend of typical Riesling flavors, this wine is dependable and pretty, and will pair well with spicy Asian and Indian cuisine. A touch sweet but clean.
— S.K.
(10/1/2008)
Jana 2005 Old Vine Riesling (Napa Valley)
- $15
Off-dry to semisweet, this wine has appley, honeysuckle and citrus flavors. Okay, but it lacks the crispness and acidity needed to balance the sweetness.
— S.H.
(12/15/2006)
Jana 2005 Old Vine Zinfandel (Napa Valley)
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- $35
The brambly wild berry flavors have an exotic edge of white pepper and Chinese five-spice that’s interesting and even complex. But the wine is utterly lacking in acidity, which makes it syrupy even though it’s totally dry.
— S.H.
(12/1/2007)
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