Camellia
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Camellia 1998 Lencioni Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (Dry Creek Valley)
- $35
There's alot of character and punch to this wine, with proper aromas and flavors of well-ripened blackberry and cassis fruit. Be warned, the tannins are hefty, not quite numbing but big, so drink it with rich foods. There's a roughness that might mellow out with some age.
— S.H.
(12/31/2001)
Camellia 1999 Diamo Grazie Red Table Wine (Dry Creek Valley)
- $42
Cabernet Sauvignon dominates and brings lush blackberry fruit and rich tannins. Sangiovese contributes acidity, tartness and a lean but vital quality. There's also the kind of dusty tannins that make your tongue stick to your palate. It's very dry and might improve with mid-term aging.
— S.H.
(12/15/2001)
Camellia 1999 Merlo Vineyards Sangiovese (Dry Creek Valley)
- $28
From a warm part of the appellation comes this soft, simple and dry table wine. Smell like crushed berries, tobacco, and earth, with a waft of vanillin-tinged oak. Drinks very dry and soft. The finish is tart enough to cut through olive oil and cheese.
— S.H.
(12/15/2001)
Camellia 1999 Lencioni Vineyard Zinfandel (Dry Creek Valley)
- $22
Smells fruity and big, with briary aromas accompanied by chocolate and mint. Tastes big, too. The melange of berry flavor explodes across the palate, delivering waves of spicy fruit. Very dry. It's a little too soft, and could use more structure, but that's a minor quibble.
— S.H.
(12/15/2001)
Camellia 2000 Merlo Vineyards Sangiovese (Dry Creek Valley)
- $28
What is California Sangiovese? This winery answers the question with a bone-dry wine with very soft tannins and acids and earthy flavors of cherry and tobacco. The taste is fine. The problem is the body, which is so soft it’s practically nonexistent.
— S.H.
(12/1/2002)
Camellia 2000 Lencioni Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (Dry Creek Valley)
- $40
Heavy on the palate, with a thick texture and harsh tannins. There are some blackberry flavors, but also a veggie streak and a medicinal taste on the finish.
— S.H.
(8/1/2004)
Camellia 2001 Diamo Grazie Red Wine Cabernet Sauvignon-Sangiovese (Dry Creek Valley)
- $42
Dry, tannic and ungenerous in fruit, leaving behind a puckery, astringent feeling in the mouth. Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon and Petite Sirah.
— S.H.
(8/1/2004)
Camellia 2001 Lencioni Vineyard Zinfandel (Dry Creek Valley)
- $22
Funky, with a definite aroma and taste of bacon grease that could be brett. Underneath that is a dry, fairly tannic wine, with cherry flavors.
— S.H.
(8/1/2004)
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