Wines from Clear Lake
Ceago Vinegarden 2005 Del Lago Cabernet Sauvignon (Clear Lake)
- $32
Soft and melted, this Cab has pastry-filling flavors of blackberries, cherries, chocolate and anise. It’s a bit on the sweet side, and could use greater tannin and acid structure.
— S.H.
(12/31/2008)
Suncé Vineyard & Winery 2000 Pl. Franicevic Stryker’s Vineyard Meritage (Clear Lake)
- $65
Awkward, with a mixture of blackberry and stalky flavors. The elaborate oak doesn’t really help.
— S.H.
(6/1/2004)
Brassfield 2004 Sauvignon Blanc (Clear Lake)
- $15
Feline, anyone? From the pungent first whiff through the dry, acidic, citrusy finish, this is that kind of Sauvignon Blanc. You either like it or you hate it. It wouldn’t be my first choice.
— S.H.
(12/15/2005)
Brassfield 2004 Serenity White (Clear Lake)
- $15
This blend of Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Grigio and Gewürztraminer is simple and easy, a dry, fruity wine that finishes slightly sweet. It’s picnic-style wine.
— S.H.
(12/15/2005)
Ceago Vinegarden 2005 Del Lago Syrah Rosé (Clear Lake)
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- $18
Rather dark and full-bodied for a blush wine, with candied raspberry and cherry flavors and a spicy, vanilla-sweet finish. I like the flavors, but the heaviness and sweetness are awkward.
— S.H.
(12/1/2006)
Steele 2005 Cabernet Franc (Clear Lake)
- $16
Nice flavors, with cherry-pie filling, raspberry, root beer, gingerbread, smoke and vanilla spice flavors. But it’s made in an exaggerrated modern style, so soft and apparently sweet that it really fails to find balance.
— S.H.
(9/1/2007)
Croze 2007 Monte Lago Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc (Clear Lake)
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- $20
Despite the single-vineyard designation and relatively high price, this is a simple Sauvignon Blanc, with direct flavors of pineapple jam, fig and smoky vanilla. The main problem is excessive sweetness.
— S.H.
(12/15/2008)
Ceago Vinegarden 2007 Del Lago Rosé Syrah (Clear Lake)
- $18
Made in the pétillant, or slightly sparkling, style, this deeply colored wine is rich in cherry, raspberry and vanilla fruit flavors, and feels slightly heavy and syrupy sweet.
— S.H.
(11/15/2008)
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