Wines from Lake County
Langtry 2006 Tephra Ridge Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (Lake County)
- $40
A good, complex wine, but the oak currently sticks out, swamping the fruit with caramel. Makes you wonder why the winemaker thought all that wood was needed, for the underlying blackberry and black cherry fruit flavors are wonderful. Sometimes, less is more.
— S.H.
(6/1/2010)
Shannon Ridge 2006 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon (Lake County)
- $30
Shows rich, extracted flavors of blackberry, blueberry and cherry jam, milk chocolate, black currants, licorice and smoky cedar wood. The fruit is nice and ripe, but the wine is a little too soft and sweet. Drink now.
— S.H.
(6/1/2010)
Six Sigma 2009 Bootleg Limited Release Sauvignon Blanc (Lake County)
- $34
Super-dry and acidically crisp, this wine has green grass, citrus and white pepper flavors. It’s austere, although the lean elegance will pair well with shellfish.
— S.H.
(10/1/2010)
Six Sigma 2007 Christian's Vineyard Pinot Noir (Lake County)
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- $45
Dark fruits characterize this young, vigorous wine. Black cherries, blackberries, even dark chocolate flood the palate, delicious and spicy. Yet there’s a tannic, acidic tightness that makes the mouthfeel tough and gritty. One of the better Lake County Pinots out there, but work needs to be done.
— S.H.
(10/1/2010)
Guenoc 2008 Petite Sirah (Lake County)
- $17
This is an easy-drinking Petite Sirah from an always solid producer of the variety. The wine is a little less in your face than many of its competitors with noticeable acidity and flavors of dark plum, mocha and spicy blackberry, though its finish could have been a little bit longer.
— V.B.
(10/1/2011)
Jelly Jar 2009 Nova Vineyard Zinfandel (Lake County)
- $24
Jelly Jar’s Lake County old-vine Zin is jam-packed with dusty tannins and briary black fruit but the finish is slightly uneven. Love the package though.
— V.B.
(11/1/2011)
Cache Creek Vineyards 2006 Petite Sirah (Lake County)
- $14
This wine shows effort and potential. It’s simple at first, more tannic than fruity, with a hint of licorice and spice, its tannins grippy and a touch bitter and the long finish a little smoky/toasty. A good intro to Lake County Petite Sirah.
— V.B.
(12/1/2011)
Rock Wall 2010 Sauvignon Blanc (Lake County)
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- $15
The tech sheet for this wine nicely mentions how the vineyard is surrounded by both 100-year-old walnut trees and, what do you know?, marijuana. Does either influence the wine? It does show a muskiness but really its strengths are steely drops of extreme lemon, most decidedly on the long, exuberant finish.
— V.B.
(12/15/2011)
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