89
points
Bianchi 2006 Heritage Selection Syrah (Paso Robles)
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$18
Quite a good wine, rich, full-bodied and succulent. Shows a wealth of blackberry, red currant, licorice, bacon and black pepper flavors that finish with a touch of heat. The winery actually has lowered the price on this wine from previous vintages, which makes it a good value.
— S.H.
(5/1/2011)
88
points
Bianchi 2007 Signature Selection Plummer Vineyard Petite Sirah (Paso Robles)
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$22
Shows the aggressive tannins that often mark this unruly variety, but that’s part of the charm. It’s a big, potent wine, muscular in blackberry, black currant, leather and black pepper flavors, and best of all it’s dry without high alcohol. A very nice wine to drink now with barbecue or beef stew made with the wine or one similar to it.
— S.H.
(12/31/2010)
87
points
Bianchi 2006 Signature Selection Pinot Grigio (Arroyo Grande Valley)
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$19
Here’s an unoaked wine that will be great as a cocktail sipper, or with a wide range of foods, from veggies with a garlicky dip to roasted chicken or broiled halibut. It’s bone dry and very crisp in acidity, with interesting flavors of citrus fruits, figs, green melons, wildflowers, vanilla and dusty spices.
— S.H.
(7/1/2008)