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M. Cosentino 2001 M. Coz Meritage (Napa Valley)

Price $120

This fabulous wine stuns in every respect. It’s sweet in black currant, plum, mocha and oak flavors, yet retains a balanced dryness. A stiff backbone of acidity provides life and zest, but the intricate tapestry of tannins has a soft, aged feel. Voluptuous in the mouth; will age and likely improve beyond 2010. — S.H. (10/1/2004)

Thomas Fogarty 2006 Lexington Meritage (Santa Cruz Mountains)

Price $50

An extraordinary wine, Fogarty’s best Bordeaux-style wine ever. A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc, it shows the classic profile of a young wine capable of extended aging. The tannins still are serious at the age of nearly five years. There’s good acidity, and the core of blackberries, cherries and cassis is potent. Give it at least another… — S.H. (10/1/2011)

Rodney Strong 2007 Symmetry Red Meritage (Alexander Valley)

Price $55

A great Bordeaux-style wine that can stand proudly next to Napa bottlings that cost far more. It’s mainly Cabernet Sauvignon, with the other four permitted Meritage varieties, and there seems to be lots of new, sweetly toasted oak. The blackberry, cherry, red currant, mocha and bacon flavors are delicious, but even better is the tannic structure. It’s soft and… — S.H. (12/15/2010)

Rodney Strong 2005 Symmetry Red Meritage (Alexander Valley)

Price $60

Rodney Strong’s Symmetry is more tannic than their ’05 Reserve Cab, and it also has more complex flavors from being a blend of all five Bordeaux varieties. It shows a deep streak of dark stone fruits, black and blue berries, cassis, carob, violets and smoky cedar. Fine and elegant now, and it should develop nicely over the next decade. — S.H. (12/15/2008)

Rodney Strong 2008 Symmetry Meritage (Alexander Valley)

Price $55

Symmetry is Rodney Strong’s most important red wine, the one they pull out all the stops on. It’s usually a hit, and so is this 2008, which is a blend of all five Bordeaux red varieties, but primarily on Cabernet Sauvignon. It’s extraordinarily rich in blackberries, plums, blueberries and cassis, with a surprising meatiness, like beef tartare. The mouthfeel is very… — S.H. (5/1/2012)

William Hill Estate 2007 Meritage (Napa Valley)

Cellar Selection

Price $125

Needs time in the cellar, as it’s really tough in tannins now. Feels hard and sandpapery and raspingly dry. Deep down inside is a molten core of ripe blackberries and black currants, with lots of new, smoky oak. Seems to be your classically ageable Napa red. Give it until at least 2013, and it could surprise and delight for many years beyond. — S.H. (9/1/2010)

Dry Creek Vineyard 2004 The Mariner Meritage (Dry Creek Valley)

Cellar Selection

Price $40

One of the best Bordeaux-style reds in memory from this warm Sonoma County appellation, this blend of all 5 Bordeaux varieties shows wild berry, plum, olive tapenade, spice and dried herb flavors, with tough, slightly rustic tannins that need time to melt. Give it until 2009, and should provide pleasure for another 5 or 6 years. — S.H. (3/1/2008)

M. Cosentino 2003 Legends Meritage (Napa Valley)

Price $80

When Cosentino’s clarets hit the mark, they’re darn near as good as anything in the valley. This blend of Cabs Sauvignon and Franc and Merlot is wickedly good. There’s a ton of oak, but it’s just the perfect touch. Tastewise, it’s black currants, crème de cassis and sweet Asian spices. So soft and forward; drink now. — S.H. (9/1/2006)

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