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Robert Mondavi 1996 To Kalon Vineyard Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)
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I far prefer this to the 30th Anniversary bottling. Complete, wholesome, healthy, very delicious. Smoky, ashy nose, cherry vanilla, char. Sweet cherry-mocha flavors, soft, velvety mouthfeel. Combines power with delicacy. Very fine. Now-2012 and beyond.
— S.H.
(6/1/2005)
Robert Mondavi 1999 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)
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- $125
68% To Kalon. Young. Cigar ash nose, blackberries, oak. A big, firm, assertive wine, fairly tannic. Scads of juicy cherries and blackberries. Very fine, lots of character and elegance. Drinks well now with rich fare through 2020.
— S.H.
(6/1/2005)
Talley 2003 Rosemary’s Vineyard Chardonnay (Arroyo Grande Valley)
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- $44
The fruit is massive, succulent in pineapple custard, Key lime pie and roasted coconut, and the oak is also powerful in new, charred character. There there's the brilliant acidity that makes it all work.
— S.H.
(7/1/2006)
Talbott 2002 Diamond T Estate Cuvée Audrey Chardonnay (Monterey)
- Editors' Choice
- $75
This tiny-production, best-of-barrels bottling is ncredibly rich, and not unlike grand cru Burgundy. There are similarities in the Baroque structure and complex, layered lemondrop flavors that new oak so flatters. There’s a tight, minerally acidity; it’s a little leesy-sour right now, and all the parts haven’t come together, but for sheer dazzle, you can’t beat it…
— S.H.
(7/1/2006)
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)
Talbott 2002 Diamond T Estate Chardonnay (Monterey)
- Editors' Choice
- $65
This has typical Talbottian heft, a gigantic Chard enormously rich in oak and munificent in flavor. Light pressing has captured the quintessence of cool-climate Chardonnay, heavenly rich and powerful, a flood of pineapple tart, Key lime pie, crème brûlée, smoky meringue and vanilla cinnamon toast.
— S.H.
(12/31/2006)
Domaine Leflaive 2003 Les Pucelles Premier Cru Chardonnay (Puligny-Montrachet)
- Editors' Choice
- $175
As Anne-Claude Leflaive describes it, this wine is all about the complexity of the vineyard’s soil. There is minerality and finesse from the chalk, which gives a structure. And at the same time the ripe fruit seems opulent, with vanilla and spice flavors adding something exotic. Age this wine for at least 5 years.
— R.V.
(12/1/2006)
Bouchard Pere & Fils 2004 La Cabotte Chardonnay (Chevalier-Montrachet)
- $500
This comes from high up in the Chevalier-Montrachet vineyard, from vines surrounding a small workers shed, the “cabotte.” It is the better of the two bottlings from this vineyard by Bouchard, although “better” here is like differentiating between two stars on top form. It has great poise, so although the richness is there, it is shot through with acidity and citric…
— R.V.
(12/1/2006)
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