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Ahlgren 1997 Bates' Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon (Santa Cruz Mountains)
- $35
Cassis, menthol, black olive, and some alfalfa make for a complex bouquet. It’s undoubtedly forward—red fruit, chocolate and vanilla on the palate—with a piercing quality that could subside with age. This wine has the stuff to please: it’s round, mouthfilling and very correct.
— W.E.
(11/1/2000)
Ahlgren 2005 Bates' Ranch Cabernet Franc (Santa Cruz Mountains)
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- $28
This Cab Franc is considerably lighter in body than a Cabernet Sauvignon. Its silky texture frames red cherry, red currant, red licorice, cola and sandalwood flavors that finish very dry. It’s a lovely wine of some charm, but give it a decant before serving.
— S.H.
(3/1/2011)
Ahlgren 2009 Ventana Vineyards Chardonnay (Monterey)
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- $27
Shows the zestiness and long hangtime flavors of Monterey Chardonnay, with strong pineapple, lime, kiwi and white peach fruit. Turns honey-sweet in the finish, but basically dry, and saved by a scour of acidity.
— S.H.
(10/1/2011)
Ahlgren 1999 Ventana Vineyards Syrah (Monterey)
- $24
This even, balanced wine opens with a smooth, tart, black-cherry-rhubarb, pepper and smoke bouquet. It’s medium in weight and has tangy acidity that supports the fruit well. Complex flavors with smoked meat, bitter herb and espresso on the cherry core are appealing. Tangy tannins and coffee notes close it nicely.
— W.E.
(11/1/2001)
Ahlgren 2007 Bates Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon (Santa Cruz Mountains)
- $35
Lots of berry, cherry and currant fruit in this dry Cabernet, which is drinking nice and mellow. It could be more concentrated, as it falls off in the finish, turning bitter.
— S.H.
(11/1/2011)
Ahlgren 1997 Harvest Moon Vyd Cabernet Sauvignon (Santa Cruz Mountains)
- $33
Light- to medium-weight, this wine offers a red-berry and rhubarb nose, with fine lavender accents. But it doesn’t open into anything solid enough for us to get into. Although even on the palate, it lacks the depth and texture sought here.
— W.E.
(11/1/2000)
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