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Sean Thackrey 2008 Sirius Eaglepoint Ranch Petite Sirah (Mendocino County)

Price $45

Eaglepoint Ranch has been source to powerful red wines for many years, and here’s another one. It impressives for the volume of tannins and fruity ripeness. Swamps the mouth with blackberry and cherry marmalade, bacon, pepper spice and smoky oak flavors that are huge, yet balanced in tannins, oak and acidity. The alcohol is 15.2%. — S.H. (6/1/2011)

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Sean Thackrey 2008 Orion Rossi Vineyard Red (St. Helena)

Price $90

Made from a 106-year-old vineyard in Napa Valley, this wine is usually referred to as Syrah, but its exact components are difficult to define, except to call the wine Rhône-like. It’s luxuriously soft in the mouth, with complex flavors of black raspberries, cocoa, cola, herbs, peppery spices and sandalwood. Extraordinarily rich, the wine develops bottle nuances as… — S.H. (6/1/2011)

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Sean Thackrey NV Pleiades XIX Old Vines Red

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Price $24

With a translucent ruby color and silky texture, this could be a Pinot Noir. But it’s a blend of Sangiovese, Voignier, Mourvèdre and several other varieties, and shows its own unique profile. Dry and crisp, the flavors are fruity, floral, herbal and spicy. Raspberries, cherries, thyme, white pepper, bacon, oregano and smoky sandalwood only begin to describe the… — S.H. (6/1/2011)

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Sean Thackrey 2009 Rossi Vineyard Orion Red (St. Helena)

Price $90

Elaborate and impressive, in the manner of Sean Thackrey, a big, rich, alcoholic wine with massive flavors. The blackberries and currants are swamped with black pepper and various exotic spices, and the finish is thoroughly dry. There’s nothing shy or subtle about this wine, but it does express what California’s sun does so well. — S.H. (10/1/2011)

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Sean Thackrey NV Pleiades Old Vines XXIII Red

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Price $24

How many ways can you say delicious? It’s impossible to exaggerate how appealing this light-hearted wine is. It’s vibrant with candied raspberries, pomegranates, orange zest, vanilla, brown sugar and cinnamon spice flavors, yet finishes dry and clean. The blend includes Sangiovese, Viognier, Pinot Noir, Syrah and Mourvèdre. — S.H. (5/1/2013)

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Sean Thackrey 2009 Devil’s Gulch Ranch Andromeda Pinot Noir (Marin County)

Price $45

So delicately structured, yet so insistently rich, this wine’s texture is pure silk. Tart and dry on the palate, it’s remarkably complex with sweet-and-spicy, brown-sugared raspberry and cherry flavors that give total satisfaction. No reason to age this beauty, just enjoy it now. — S.H. (5/1/2013)

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Sean Thackrey 2011 Noble Vineyard Lyra Viognier (Knights Valley)

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Price $36

Fine acidity and some dusty tannins give structure to this Viognier, grown in a mountain benchland between the Russian River and Napa Valleys. It’s ripe with orange, tropical fruit and kiwi flavors and accented with toasty oak infuences, yet finishes dry and clean. — S.H. (5/1/2013)

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Sean Thackrey 2010 Rossi Vineyard Orion Red (St. Helena)

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Price $90

This rich, layered red wine is a bit jammy and assertive now, and will benefit from a couple years of cellaring to settle down. It’s forward and ripe with cherry and raspberry jam, mocha, roasted almond and cinnamon flavors. A little heavy and heady, yet strangely compelling, and certainly scores high on the deliciousness factor. — S.H. (5/1/2013)

Most Reviewed Designations

Andromeda Devil's Gulch Ranch Devil’s Gulch Ranch Andromeda Noble Vineyard Lyra Orion - Rossi Vineyard - Native Red Wine Orion Rossi Vineyard Pleiades Old Vines XXIII Pleiades XIX Old Vines Rossi Vineyard Orion Sirius Eaglepoint Ranch

Most Reviewed Varietals

Petite Sirah Pinot Noir Red Blend Rhône-style Red Blend Viognier

2009 W.H. Smith Purple Label Piedra Hill Vineyard

This is a gigantic Cabernet, deeply concentrated and enormously tannic…

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