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White Oak 2007 Napa Reserve Red (Napa Valley)
- Cellar Selection
- Online Exclusive
- $50
Very deeply flavored, with fine, ripe blackberry, black currant and cedar flavors, anchored with an earthy minerality. The finish is thoroughly dry. Yet it’s also a very tannic wine, with a bracing, but fierce, mouthfeel that suggests time in the cellar. Better after 2013.
— S.H.
(8/1/2010)
White Oak 2010 Estate Grown Chardonnay (Russian River Valley)
- $24
This is White Oak’s best Chardonnay in years. The wine benefited from the chilly vintage, expressing citrus and tropical fruit flavors while preserving its vital acidity. It shows real elegance.
— S.H.
(10/1/2012)
White Oak 2000 Merlot (Alexander Valley)
- $28
From a small estate vineyard, a dark purple wine that stains the glass. This visual clue suggests the density of the extract, but can’t convey the soft, hedonistic tannins. It’s austere now, the farthest thing from a fruit bomb, suggesting earth, tart berry skins and herbs. Doesn’t have the stuffing for the long haul, but is so well structured, it would be perfect…
— S.H.
(11/15/2002)
White Oak 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)
- Editors' Choice
- $26
The aroma alone suggests a well-ripened, classically structured Cabernet, and the wine doesn’t let you down. It’s dry and delicious, with cassis and fine oak flavors, and lush, smooth tannins.
— S.H.
(3/1/2006)
White Oak 2006 Syrah (Napa Valley)
- Editors' Choice
- $26
A big, dry, immature wine, firm in acids and tannins, whose strong black pepper notes add to its tart pungency. Underneath all that are immaculate blackberry and roasted meat flavors. Impressive for the price, and should develop bottle complexity over the next six years.
— S.H.
(5/1/2011)
White Oak 1999 Chardonnay (Russian River Valley)
- $17
Unusually ripe and forward even for this vintage, this massive wine explodes with tropical fruit, spice and vanilla aromas and flavors, generously framed in oak. It has the usual slight residual sugar that’s in fashion now, but retains balance and finesse through the long finish. —S.H.
— S.H.
(5/1/2002)
White Oak 2000 Chardonnay (Russian River Valley)
- $16
Extraordinarily rich and fragrant with the suggestion of spicy green apples, this wine also brims with aromas of brown honey, crushed spices and the vanilla and smoke that come from charred oak barrels. It’s dry, with a creamy, custardy feeling. Fun to drink, and as good as other Chards costing a lot more.
— S.H.
(12/15/2002)
White Oak 1999 Merlot (Sonoma County)
- $25
Marries Merlot’s dark stone fruit character with an earthier one redolent of mushrooms, violets and an intriguing meaty note. A portion of Cabernet Sauvignon adds blackcurrant aromas. In the mouth, it’s really nice, round, supple and lush, with good balance. Dry, tart acids and dusty tannins make it drinkable now. —S.H.
— S.H.
(9/1/2002)
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