Wines from Calistoga
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Venge 2010 Bone Ash Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (Calistoga)
- Cellar Selection
- $85
Cabernet Sauvignon doesn’t get much more rich or ripe than this bottling. Made from grapes grown in Calistoga, this 100% varietal wine offers blackberry jam and crème de cassis flavors. Lots of new French oak influence adds sweet toast and caramel notes. Dramatically complex and powerful, this tannic selection will benefit from being cellared for a minimum of eight…
— S.H.
(4/1/2013)
Bennett Lane 2008 Lynch Family Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (Calistoga)
- Cellar Selection
- $125
A very rich, dry Cabernet, marked by dusty tannins, and with flavors of blackberries, dark chocolate, sweet herbs and green olives. Very fine in the mouth, clearly a wine with pedigree, but it needs time. Hold until 2014.
— S.H.
(6/1/2011)
Kenefick Ranch 2006 Pickett Road Red (Calistoga)
- Cellar Selection
- $55
Young, intense and briary, with summer herb notes of anise framing ripe, spicy blackberries. Oak adds a rich, deft touch of sweet char. The tannins are considerable and brooding, giving this dry young wine an astringent tightness. Shows all the hallmarks of ageability. 45% Merlot, 43% Petit Verdot 7% Cabernet Franc, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon.
— S.H.
(6/1/2011)
Laura Zahtila 2007 Barlow Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon (Calistoga)
- Cellar Selection
- $50
Very dark, rich and dramatic. Massively constructed, with vast reserves of blackberry jam, blackstrap molasses, mocha, smoked meat, mushu plum sauce and sweet, smoky oak. The tannins are big, ripe and astringent. A great Cabernet that clearly needs plenty of time. Drink 2015 and beyond.
— S.H.
(6/1/2011)
Summers 2008 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon (Calistoga)
- $59
A gorgeous Cabernet, among the best Summers has ever released. Actually, their Reserve Cab tends to fly under the radar, and is a good buy for that reason, although they did raise the price considerably with this ’08 bottling. The wine, which is 100% Cabernet, is showing beautifully now, with soft, rich tannins and luscious flavors of blackberries, black currants…
— S.H.
(4/1/2012)
Shypoke 2007 Reserve Charbono (Calistoga)
- Cellar Selection
- $40
Shows the rugged tannins and acidity of this old variety, with a full-bodied mouthfeel. Really delivers on the fruit, with dark flavors of mulberries, plums, blackberries and blueberries, as well as an earthy richness. Bone dry and completely balanced, it will develop for more than ten years.
— S.H.
(8/1/2011)
La Sirena 2007 Barrett Vineyard Syrah (Calistoga)
- $75
This Syrah tries to strike a balance between rich opulence and controlled elegance, and it largely succeeds. It’s has exquisite tannins and fine acidity, finishing bone dry. The flavors are complex, immediately suggesting ripe blackberries, with notes of beef tartare, grilled wild mushrooms splashed with tamari, black pepper and minerals. You can draw analogies to…
— S.H.
(10/1/2012)
Turnbull 2009 Amoenus Cabernet Sauvignon (Calistoga)
- Cellar Selection
- Online Exclusive
- $75
Stash this Cabernet in the cellar and forget about it for at least six years. Right now, the blackberry, black currant, cherry, herb and sweet cedar flavors are swamped in hard tannins. The structure is immaculate, though, and all signs point to successful future development.
— S.H.
(3/1/2013)
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