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St. Supéry 2005 Dollarhide Limited Edition Estate Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)

Price $80

This is an extraordinarily fine Cabernet Sauvignon, easily St. Supéry’s best in memory. It’s made in a completely different style from the prevailing cult model, being fully dry, lower in alcohol, and maintaining a tannic structure framing blackberry and currant flavors that are notably balanced with herbs and tobacco. Will get better and better. Call it… — S.H. (11/1/2009)

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St. Supéry 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon (Rutherford)

Price $85

This rich wine is a great success. It’s enormously rich, almost flamboyant in blackberry jam, blueberry cobbler, anise and smoky new oak, as delicious as any Cabernet out there. Yet it shows a fine structure and relatively modest alcohol, a feature of the 2008 vintage. Good as it is now, you can safely cellar it for the rest of this decade and watch it evolve. — S.H. (6/1/2012)

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St. Supéry 2002 Elu Red Wine (Napa Valley)

Price $69

Elu is St. Supery’s Napa Valley Bordeaux blend. Largely Cabernet Sauvignon, with a little Merlot and Petit Verdot, it is really a gorgeous wine. Hard to describe how smooth and rich it feels in the mouth. There’s lots of dusty tannins, rich blackberry essence, cherry fruit and chocolate flavor, and sweet toasty oak. The wine is beautiful now, but it should glide… — S.H. (3/1/2007)

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St. Supéry 2007 Elu Red Wine (Napa Valley)

Price $65

There’s a lot of complex, youthful charm in this Cabernet-based wine, which was grown in both of St. Supery’s estate vineyards, Rutherford and Dollarhide. It’s very rich and ripe in blackberries, cassis, blueberries and dark chocolate, with a savory spiciness. This really defines the Napa style, and demonstrates the great success of the 2007 vintage. — S.H. (7/1/2012)

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St. Supéry 2009 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon (Rutherford)

Price $85

Any warm California region can ripen fruit to this degree, resulting in blackberry, cassis and chocolate flavors. But Napa’s special magic concerns the wine’s structure. Here, you’ll find fantastically firm tannins and quite a bit of acidity. Both give the wine the architecture to house all the richness. Drink now, after decanting, and over the next 10 years. — S.H. (7/1/2013)

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St. Supéry 1997 Dollarhide Ranch Limited Editi Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)

Price $70

Blackberry aromas have a Port-like character and a smoky undertone. Big extraction leaves a thick, weighty mouthfeel and the essence of Cabernet’s sweetness. Some mineral, coffee and meat on the lengthy finish. A good mix of finesse and wildness. — W.E. (11/1/2000)

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St. Supéry 2001 Elu Red (Napa Valley)

Price $60

From a producer that thoroughly understands Napa Bordeaux wines comes this classically proportioned blend, which is dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon. It impresses by its balance, elegance and richness. The blackberry and cherry flavors are enriched with oak, leading to a long and satisfying finish. Drink now through 2010. — S.H. (3/1/2006)

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St. Supéry 2004 Virtu White (Napa Valley)

Editors' Choice

Price $25

Here’s a fancy wine. It’s made with full-blown Burgundian techniques, including barrel fermentation and sur lies aging. Every care was taken to preserve the fruity freshness. The peach, apricot, pineapple and honeysuckle flavors have a rich edge of smoky oak and vanilla, offset by fine acidity, and the finish is very dry. This is one of the best Sauvignon-Sémillon… — S.H. (3/1/2006)

Most Reviewed Designations

Dollarhide Dollarhide Elevation Dollarhide Limited Edition Dollarhide Limited Edition Estate Elu Elu Red Wine Estate Estate Bottled Limited Edition Dollarhide Oak Free Virtu

Most Reviewed Varietals

Bordeaux-style Red Blend Bordeaux-style White Blend Cabernet Blend Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot Chardonnay Malbec Meritage Merlot Moscato Sauvignon Blanc White Blend

2009 W.H. Smith Purple Label Piedra Hill Vineyard

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

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