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Forlorn Hope 2005 Les Deux Matieux Petite Sirah (Suisun Valley)
- Cellar Selection
- $47
This is an inky dark, broodingly tannic, bone-dry wine. Also an expensive one. Is it worth it? If you’re a Petite Sirah fan, it’s one of the most exciting of the genre you can buy. The flavors are a complex melange of blackberries, cherries, plums, mocha and dusty spices. This is in serious need of cellaring. Best after 2008, and for a decade afterward.
— S.H.
(4/1/2008)
Forlorn Hope 2005 Gascony Cadets Petit Verdot (Suisun Valley)
- $42
Made from a grape usually used for blending into Bordeaux-style wines, Forlorn Hope’s Petit Verdot is inky black, bone dry and very tannic. With massive blackberry and cherry flavors, it should age for many years.
— S.H.
(4/1/2008)
Ledgewood Creek 2007 Estate Grown Sauvignon Blanc (Suisun Valley)
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- $13
A beautiful Sauvignon Blanc that does everything you want with this variety. It’s basically dry and crisp in acidity, with polished flavors of lemongrass, pineapple tart, vanilla, buttered toast and steely minerals. Really nice wine at a great price.
— S.H.
(12/1/2009)
Wooden Valley 2006 Merlot (Suisun Valley)
- $14
Made in a light but complex style, this is a delightful Merlot to drink with just about anything that calls for a full-bodied red wine. It’s dry and elegant, with an herbal tinge to the cherries and tobacco.
— S.H.
(12/1/2009)
Suncé Vineyard & Winery 2010 Capp Vineyard Malvasia Bianca (Suisun Valley)
- $20
Briny, rich and layered, this is an interesting white from a Russian River Valley-based producer who is sourcing Malvasia Bianca in this case from a vineyard in the Suisun Valley, inland and east of the Napa Valley on the way to Sacramento. Dry and crisp, the typically Greek varietal in this version has hints of honey and nuts and dried fruit. Drink it young.
— V.B.
(11/1/2011)
Ledgewood Creek 2007 Estate Grown Grenache-Syrah-Mourvèdre (Suisun Valley)
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- $16
A polished, friendly wine, soft and gentle in the mouth, and carrying ripe flavors of cherries, black raspberries, mocha, bacon and pepper. Nice now if you want a dry, medium-bodied red. Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre.
— S.H.
(12/1/2009)
Wooden Valley 2006 Lanza Family Cabernet Sauvignon (Suisun Valley)
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- $27
Soft and fruity, with rich flavors of blackberries, cherries, currants, chocolate, pepper and cedar. An attractive Cab from this appellation east of Napa.
— S.H.
(12/1/2009)
Wooden Valley 2008 Muscat Canelli (Suisun Valley)
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- $12
This is a dessert wine, and a fine one. It’s delicious in orange, butterscotch and vanilla flavors, balanced with savory acidity. Nice by itself, or with a fruit tart.
— S.H.
(12/1/2009)
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