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Alexander Valley Vineyards 2004 Alexander School Top of the Crop Cabernet Sauvignon (Alexander Valley)

Cellar Selection

Price $35

This is a limited-production line from this venerable winery. It’s a very dense, focused Cab, a little too tightly wound to pop the cork quite yet. There’s a sharp pine or balsam zinginess that’s a combination of smoky oak and deeply ripe cassis, fresh and zesty and dry. The wine needs time for all this to mellow. Best after 2008, and for a decade beyond. — S.H. (2/1/2008)

Alexander Valley Vineyards 2004 Cyrus Red (Alexander Valley)

Price $55

This Cabernet Sauvignon-dominated Bordeaux blend is the winery’s top red, and in the warm vintage of 2004, they’ve produced a balanced, rich wine that needs time. It shows classic flavors of currants, chocolate, sweet tobacco, herbs and cedar, but the tannins are fresh and arch. Should develop gracefully over the next 10–12 years. — S.H. (12/1/2008)

Alexander Valley Vineyards 2006 Cyrus Red (Alexander Valley)

Price $55

Always an interesting wine, and one that’s made to drink with food. Dry and balanced, it shows flavors of blackberries, herbs and oak, with a soft, velvety mouthfeel. Made from all five of the traditional Bordeaux varieties, it should evolve over the next 6–8 years. — S.H. (9/1/2010)

Alexander Valley Vineyards 2001 Cyrus Red (Alexander Valley)

Price $50

Here’s a deliciously drinkable Cab, bursting with flavors of sun-ripened cassis and black currant fruit flavors, and a generous coating of well-toasted oak. It’s dry, with a polished, velvety mouthfeel, and the tannins, while sturdy, are sweet enough to permit instant consumption. — S.H. (10/1/2005)

Alexander Valley Vineyards 2007 Cyrus Red (Alexander Valley)

Price $60

A deliciously easy wine to drink now. Based on Cabernet Sauvignon, it’s rich and spicy in cherry and blackberry jam, chocolate, red currant and cedar flavors, with soft tannins and an herbaceous taste of the earth. As sweet as the fruit is, the wine finishes totally dry. — S.H. (12/1/2011)

Alexander Valley Vineyards 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon (Alexander Valley)

Price $20

A classic regional Cab. It’s soft, with melted tannins, but the important thing is the complexity of flavor. Cherries, black currants, cocoa, anise and dried herbs, as well as toasty oak, mingle on a rich finish. This fine wine should develop well over the next 10 years. — S.H. (3/1/2006)

Alexander Valley Vineyards 2009 Wetzel Family Estate Cabernet Sauvignon (Alexander Valley)

Editors' Choice

Price $22

A fine Cabernet for drinking now, and a good value. The wine feels rich and dry in the mouth, with spicy flavors of cherries, cola, herbs and sandalwood. Perfect with a nice charbroiled steak — S.H. (12/1/2011)

Alexander Valley Vineyards 2000 Cyrus Red (Alexander Valley)

Price $50

Light and oaky but delicious, like a sweet confection. Intricately laced flavors of blackberry scone, vanilla, crème de cassis and toast are encased in an airy texture. The tannins are gentle but rich, lending a silken quality to this delicate wine. — S.H. (6/1/2004)

2009 Merry Edwards Meredith Estate

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