Wines from Edna Valley

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Alban 2000 Costello T.B.A. Viognier (Edna Valley)

Price $65

Glugs out of the bottle as thick as mineral oil, a hint to the viscous texture. Don’t chill this too much, because it will stun the intensely rich botrytis and apricot preserves aromas, with their edge of wild honey and cinnamon. The ultimate impression is in the mouth, where the apricot and pear tart flavors drink like a nectary syrup, but are relieved with… — S.H. (6/1/2003)

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Alban 2003 Seymour's Syrah (Edna Valley)

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Tremendous depth and complexity, with red and black stone fruits, berries, spices and herbs. Layers of anise, chocolate, oak. Tannins are rich, thick, soft and negotiable now. Huge wine. — S.H. (7/1/2006)

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Wedell Cellars 2002 Hillside Vineyard Chardonnay (Edna Valley)

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Price $45

Richly creamy, the flavors suggest dried peaches and mangoes and a buttery, vanilla-rich pineapple crème brûlée, with a complex spicebox finish. — S.H. (7/1/2006)

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Kynsi 2005 Stone Corral Vineyard Pinot Noir (Edna Valley)

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Price $45

An enormously opulent wine, brimming with gobs of red cherries, currants, mocha, clove, cinnamon and pepper flavors. Impresses for the lushness and integrity of the structure. Brilliant wine, just gorgeous, a real crowd-pleaser. With its recent track record, Kynsi enters the front ranks of California Pinot Noir producers. — S.H. (9/1/2008)

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Center of Effort 2008 Pinot Noir (Edna Valley)

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Price $40

One of the best Edna Valley Pinot Noirs ever. This region normally produces Pinots with crisp acidity and fine varietal character, and so it is here, with its cherry, black raspberry, red currant and sandalwood flavors. But there’s extra depth and complexity, with a wildly exotic, spicy edge, that lift the wine into greatness. Right up there with the best of… — S.H. (8/1/2011)

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Herzog 2001 Special Reserve Syrah (Edna Valley)

Price $30

This is beautiful Syrah, a joy to drink. It pours dark and glyceriney, and while it’s a bit mute in aroma, it explodes in the mouth, with flavors of cassis, spicy plum, chocolate, roasted meat, vanilla and smoke. Hard to describe the smooth mouthfeel, or the fancy aftertaste. For all the flamboyance, it’s a dry, controlled wine, assured of itself and in perfect… — S.H. (1/1/2002)

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Alban 1993 Estate Grenache (Edna Valley)

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The bouquet of this wine made me very happy. Pure, intense raspberry-cherry, with spicy clove, cinnamon, vanilla. Fine and alluring. Tons of raspberry fruit in the mouth, with a roast coffee earthiness. Dry, clean, supple, elegant. A chef’s dream. Delicate, powerful, uplifted. — S.H. (6/1/2005)

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Kynsi 2003 Kalanna Syrah (Edna Valley)

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Price $44

Massive, dense, oaky young Syrah, rich and impressive in ripe fruit. The cherries, raspberries and sweet milk chocolate are delicious, and complexed with darker, animal notes that, with the tannins, give the wine weight and gravity. — S.H. (7/1/2006)

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