Wines from Clear Lake

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Ceago Vinegarden 2007 Del Lago Muscat Canelli (Clear Lake)

Price $24

Has a slight effervescence, which some may regard as a technical fault. But it actually creates a pleasant tingle to this softly fruity, spicy off-dry blush. — S.H. (12/15/2008)

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Rosa d'Oro 2009 Estate Primitivo (Clear Lake)

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Price $20

Either this producer is one of the most honest when it comes to listing alcohol levels or this is as close to Port as it gets, a Primitivo that’s got some cherry brightness to it, but gets bogged down by its own bigness. — V.B. (2/1/2012)

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Wildhurst 2000 Sauvignon Blanc (Clear Lake)

Price $11

Here’s an herbaceous, lemony wine with those telltale cat aromas and flavors. In the mouth, it’s clean and citrusy, with just enough acid to balance. Finishes dry and smooth. — S.H. (11/15/2001)

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Suncé Vineyard & Winery 2000 Pl. Franicevic Stryker’s Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (Clear Lake)

Price $32

Here’s a modest Cab from an out-of-the-way appellation. It has pleasant blackberry and cherry flavors that are a bit thin, and the wine finishes with a tannic scour. — S.H. (6/1/2004)

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Brassfield 2003 Sauvignon Blanc (Clear Lake)

Price $15

A juicy Sauvignon Blanc, rich in ripe fig, lemon and lime and spicy melon flavors, and well acidified. Finishes with a clean, fruity note. — S.H. (8/1/2005)

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Deerfield Ranch 2001 Roumiguiere Vineyard Sangiovese (Clear Lake)

Price $22

There’s something nicely attractive about this dry, crisp red wine, with its flavors of cherries and tobacco. It shows a balance and harmony you don’t always find in California Sangioveses. Has some real complexity. — S.H. (8/1/2005)

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Ceago Vinegarden 2007 Reserve Chardonnay (Clear Lake)

Price $28

Ceago’s Reserve seems a little top-heavy in oak. The caramel and woodsap coating smothers the underlying wine, which is very fine, to judge by the winery’s ’07 unoaked Chard. — S.H. (12/31/2008)

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Ceago Vinegarden 2006 Del Lago Syrah (Clear Lake)

Price $22

Heavy and extracted, with jammy berry-cherry flavors wrapped into firm tannins. Oak adds sweet caramelized vanilla. Drink now. — S.H. (12/31/2008)

Most Reviewed Varietals

Barbera Cabernet Franc Cabernet Sauvignon Chardonnay Muscat Pinot Grigio/Gris Red Blend Sangiovese Sauvignon Blanc Shiraz/Syrah Tempranillo Zinfandel

Most Reviewed Wineries

Beringer Brassfield Ceago Vinegarden Croze Deerfield Ranch Diamond Ridge Vineyards J.J. Mchale Rosa d'Oro Spencer Roloson Steele Suncé Vineyard & Winery Wildhurst

2009 W.H. Smith Bronze Label Piedra Hill Vineyard

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