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Three Families 2002 Merlot (Mendocino County)

Price $14

Old-fashioned in its own way, this Merlot tastes like it went straight from barrel to carafe. It’s dry and rugged, with good cherry-berry flavors and rich tannins. — S.H. (5/1/2006)

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Three Families 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon (Mendocino County)

Price $16

There’s some good, rich cherry and blackberry fruit here, and the wine is fully dry. It’s just a tad acidic now, and green-tea tannins reinforce the roughness. The wine needs food. Cheddar cheese would do wonders to soften and sweeten it. — S.H. (5/1/2006)

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Three Families 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon (Mendocino County)

Price $16

A little on the country side, this Cab has fine, savory blackberry, cherry, currant and spice flavors, mildly touched by oak. The rusticity comes via the tannins, which have a scouring quality. — S.H. (9/1/2008)

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Three Families 2005 Merlot (Mendocino County)

Price $14

Soft and gentle, this Merlot has jammy flavors of cherries and blackberries. The tannins are a bit immature, with a peppery scour. — S.H. (9/1/2008)

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Three Families 2007 Chardonnay (Mendocino County)

Price $12

Made without oak, there’s nothing in this Chard except pure flavors of pineapples, pears, green apples and spices, brightened and heightened with crisp acidity. — S.H. (11/15/2008)

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