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Sanguis 2009 Six White Horses Syrah
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- $75
Winemaker Matthias Pippig brings Syrah to a whole new level with this stunningly dramatic bottling. Don’t worry about the California appellation, a peculiarity of the winery’s ownership. It’s made entirely from Santa Barbara grapes, namely from Watch Hill in Los Alamos and Bien Nacido in Santa Maria Valley. The intensity of fruit defies description. It suggests…
— S.H.
(2/1/2013)
Sanguis 2006 As The Crow Flies Syrah
- $75
Nearly all Syrah, with a splash of Viognier, this wine comes from some of the best vineyards in the Santa Ynez and Los Alamos Valleys, including the Happy Canyon area. It’s a dramatic glass of red wine, bone dry and fairly tannic, with vast, intricate flavors of blackberries, black currants, teriaki beef, cherries, red licorice, cola, dark chocolate and toast. The…
— S.H.
(2/1/2011)
Testarossa 2006 Cuvee Niclaire Pinot Noir
- $75
Of all Testarossa’s 2006 Pinots, this is the most complex, and also the most ageworthy. Offers a flood of cherry, red currant, Dr. Pepper, raspberry, licorice, vanilla cookie and oaky spice flavors that are fantastically intense and interesting. Interestingly, this bottling is one of Testarossa’s highest-alcohol Pinots. Great now and for a good six more years.
— S.H.
(5/1/2008)
Siduri 2006 Truett Nolan Pinot Noir
- Editors' Choice
- $68
A best-barrel blend of select Sonoma County and Santa Rita Hills vineyards, this is the best Pinot Siduri has ever produced. It has the rich, spicy purity of a fine malt Scotch (however weird that sounds), long and satisfying in clove-accented cherry, black raspberry and peat flavors, smoked on a wood-fired grill. The mouthfeel is dramatic, all satin, silk and…
— S.H.
(11/1/2008)
Schramsberg 1997 Reserve Sparkling
- $60
If you read the review of Schramsberg’s J. Schram, you’ll get a sense of this wine. It’s nearly identical, but less refined, a bit rougher by comparison. Still, it’s a very fine wine, youthful and sharp in acids, but balanced and controlled. Very tight, and clearly needs time. 2006 and beyond.
— S.H.
(12/31/2004)
Sanguis 2008 Fractured Flowers Viognier
- $60
This 100% Viognier was grown in the Bien Nacido Vineyard. It’s bone dry, crisp in acidity and firm in wet stone minerals, while the rich fruit flavors suggest fresh, juicy citron, quince and sweet lime. Just wonderful, a bracing, pure, clean and pure example of a variety that can often be fussy.
— S.H.
(2/1/2011)
Sanguis 2007 The Oracle of Delphi Syrah
- $85
A brilliant Syrah, showing its cool-climate origins with a burst of white pepper. Much of the fruit comes from the Bien Nacido Vineyard, and the Syrah contains 4% Viognier. Firm tannins and fine acidity give this delicious wine structure, but it’s mostly notable for the extraordinary depth and length of its blackberry, currant, teriaki beef, mushroom and cedar…
— S.H.
(2/1/2011)
Sanguis 2007 The Devil & The Deep Blue Sea Red
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- $75
So rich and complex, so decadently delicious, you want to drink the whole bottle. Takes the blackberries and black currants of Cabernet Sauvignon, merges them with Syrah’s bacon and pepper, flirts with Grenache’s cherries, and then uplifts it all with Viognier’s citrusy brightness and acidity. A compelling wine that will hold through 2013.
— S.H.
(2/1/2011)
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