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Avila 2000 Merlot (Santa Barbara County)
- Best Buy
- $12
An interesting wine that belies its price. Rich blackberry flavors ride side-by-side with earthy, herbal notes of dark coffee and tobacco. A good percentage of new French oak shows up, especially in the vanilla and toast accents of the aroma. This full-bodied, bone-dry wine has a lot of richness.
— S.H.
(11/15/2002)
Avila 2000 Cabernet Sauvignon (Santa Barbara County)
- Best Buy
- $12
This ripe Cabernet is a textbook example of the varietal in California. It oozes rich flavors of blackberries and cassis and sweet green olives, and is framed in oak. It’s soft and velvety in the mouth.
— S.H.
(11/15/2002)
Avila 2005 Chardonnay (Santa Barbara County)
- Best Buy
- Online Exclusive
- $13
There’s a streak of tart green apple running through this Chard that gives it a sweet and sour tang. Minerals, too, with a suggestion of lemony gunmetal or flint; you can almost taste chalk. This is a very good price for a dry, Chablis-style wine of real style and elegance.
— S.H.
(2/1/2007)
Avila 2002 Pinot Noir (San Luis Obispo County)
- $13
A real charmer, this easy-drinking Pinot has lots to like. The cherry, tobacco and pepper flavors are very dry, and wrapped in silky tannins. Turns a bit harsh on the finish.
— S.H.
(4/1/2004)
Avila 2001 Pinot Noir (San Luis Obispo County)
- Best Buy
- $10
A second label from the folks at Laetitia Winery, which grows about 200 acres of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir grapes in the Central Coast. It’s graceful, light in body, and serves up a pleasing blend of cherry, smoke, toast, blackberry, spice and herb flavors.
— J.M.
(11/15/2003)
Avila 2000 Chardonnay (San Luis Obispo County)
- $12
Avila is a new line from Laetitia and Barnwood wineries, and one that fills the important niche of affordable varietal wines. This lean Chard brims with bright flavors of lemons and grapefruits, but an overlay of oak adds richness. Intense acidity makes the wine’s finish clean and zesty.
— S.H.
(12/15/2002)
Avila 2000 Pinot Noir (San Luis Obispo County)
- Best Buy
- $12
There’s a heavy overlay of toasty oak on this mid-weight wine’s modest fruit. Still, its black plum-cedar aromas and flavors have real appeal, as does the round, supple mouthfeel. Finishes in similar style, quite dark, with some lemony notes. Best Buy.
— W.E.
(10/1/2002)
Avila 2003 Pinot Noir (San Luis Obispo County)
- $11
Starts off a little rough and raw, with some dry, chewy tannins, but when the ripe cherry and roasted coffee flavors hit mid-palate, it turns pretty. The fruit really kicks in on the finish.
— S.H.
(12/15/2004)
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