What’s likeable about this Bordeaux blend is its dryness. It doesn’t slam you with over-the-top, extracted fruit, but is controlled in its herb and blackberry flavors and smooth but firm tannins.
— S.H.
(11/15/2004)
Tannic but still juicy, this is a very interesting example of California Pinotage made by Rich Parducci, the son of Mendocino winemaking pioneer John Parducci. Dark and full-bodied, the wine tastes like a ripe, jammy blackberry pie with a smidgen of clove, though there’s not much else that’s subtle about this wine. Worth trying.
— V.B.
(7/1/2011)
A a lip-smackingingly good, limited edition Bordeaux blend from a veteran producer. It's as ripe as can be, very gentle and filled with juicy berry flavors. The upfront fruit is packaged in soft tannins, while acids seem stronger than Napa-Sonoma. The wine has real bite.
— C.S.
(5/1/2002)
This is the kind of wine that farmers have drunk for centuries. It's red and full-bodied. It's dry and balances dark berry and stone fruit flavors with earthy tones. It's fairly tannic, with a crisp backbone of acidity, and it will probably age forever because it's so balanced. And it's rustic.
— S.H.
(5/1/2002)
Sweet, fresh grass, lemon and lime, fig and vanilla mark this dry wine. It has a pleasantly clean streak of acidity to offset the fruity flavors.
— S.H.
(12/15/2004)
Pleasant in ripe peach, citrus, vanilla and spice flavors, this dry, fruity wine is furnished with excellent acidity that makes it clean and bright. It’s an easy charmer at a fair price. Great with roasted chicken.
— S.H.
(4/1/2006)