Wines from Sonoma County
Showing 1 thru -9 of 2,055
Verité 2007 La Muse Red (Sonoma County)
- $450
This wine dazzles with perfection. Sourced from vineyards throughout Sonoma County, it refutes the belief that a great Cabernet must come from a single vineyard. It does not. The master’s art of blending, coupled with demanding vineyard practices lends completeness. The blend is 85% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc and 5% Malbec, making it an extraordinary success…
— S.H.
(7/1/2012)
Verité 2006 La Joie Red (Sonoma County)
- Cellar Selection
- $300
Massive essence of Cabernet Sauvignon, a triumph. Shows huge waves of blackberries, black currants and cassis, dark chocolate, earthy minerals and considerable oak, which is tasteful and unobtrusive, With its dryness and perfect balance, it will easily negotiate the years. Should be fine well past the year 2020.
— S.H.
(5/1/2011)
Verité 2007 Le Desir Red (Sonoma County)
- Cellar Selection
- Online Exclusive
- $450
A spectacular wine that defines the upper limit of California Bordeaux-style blends. Based on Cabernet Franc and Merlot, with splashes of Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec, this is delicious and complex, offering a blast of blackberry, blueberry-concentrate and mineral flavors. Comprised of fruit grown throughout Sonoma County, this is a masterpiece of the art of…
— S.H.
(7/1/2012)
Verité 2008 Le Desir Red (Sonoma County)
- Online Exclusive
- $450
The 2008 vintage presented challenges for Cabernet Sauvignon, but this Cabernet Franc-based blend succeeds wildly. It’s bone dry, tannic and enormously complex, with flavors of sour-cherry candy, red currant, licorice and spicy cola. Ninety-five percent new oak lends this a wonderful toastiness. Few wines could handle that much new wood, but this one can. However…
— S.H.
(7/1/2012)
Seven Lions Winery 2000 Three Amigos Vineyards Zinfandel (Sonoma County)
- $38
A complex, amazing wine that is one of the best Zins of the vintage. The perfume is extraordinarily detailed, suggesting black raspberry preserves, white chocolate, black pepper, tobacco, vanilla and smoke. All these flavors commingle in the mouth. Drinks dry, with dusty tannins. This is a brilliant wine, with a sensationally rich, vital finish. —S.H.
— S.H.
(9/1/2002)
Chateau St. Jean 2003 Reserve Chardonnay (Sonoma County)
- Editors' Choice
- $45
What a roll St. Jean has been on with Chardonnay. This wine was made from a majority of Robert Young and Belle Terre vineyard fruit, and is two-thirds new French oak. The combination is mind-blowing. The vineyards contribute concentrated spicy, tropical fruit flavors and perfect acid balance, while the oak provides elaborate seasoning. Absolutely delicious. One of…
— S.H.
(12/1/2006)
Chateau St. Jean 2005 Reserve Merlot (Sonoma County)
- Editors' Choice
- $90
Easily one of the greatest California Merlots ever. Notable for its complete balance. Nothing sticks out; all the parts work together. The black cherry, plum, black currant, dark chocolate and licorice fruit is big, but perfectly balanced with smoky, sweet oak, while a subtle touch of violets brings a smack of the earth. The tannin-acid structure is just beautiful…
— S.H.
(12/1/2010)
Verité 2007 La Joie Red (Sonoma County)
- Cellar Selection
- Online Exclusive
- $450
The blend is mainly Cabernet Sauvignon, with the other four classic Bordeaux varieties added for complexity. The grapes were sourced from vineyards throughout Sonoma County, and the finished wine was aged in 75% new oak. It’s very fine, with concentrated, intense blackberry, cherry and crème de cassis flavors.Minerality, in the form of granite, lends a lick of…
— S.H.
(7/1/2012)
Showing 1 thru -9 of 2,055
Most Reviewed Varietals
advertisement
What We're Tasting
2009 Russian River Vineyards Estate Grown
Rich flavors of cherries, persimmons, cola, anise and oak flood the…
Facebook Activity
advertisement
Twitter Activity