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Cana 2003 J. Jaden Dessert Wine Syrah (Contra Costa County)
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- $40
Doesn’t say so on the front label, but the fine print indicates the grape variety is Syrah, although you couldn’t guess that from the flavors. What it does taste like is lush, easy-drinking Port. Sweet and smooth, it has vast flavors of blackberry jam, cassis, cherries, raspberry pie, oranges, chocolate truffle, cloves and vanilla. So delicious, it makes you want…
— W.E.
(11/8/2008)
Cana 2008 Ryland Malbec (Contra Costa County)
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- $24
Tastes straight out of the barrel, almost prematurely released, with fresh, grapey flavors of blackberries, plums and cocoa. A bit rude and acidic now. Badly needs time, but should come around by early 2010.
— S.H.
(12/15/2009)
Cana 1999 Syrah (Contra Costa County)
- $21
Mulling spices, cedar and faint blackberry aromas kickoff this oakfest that nevertheless charmed our panel. The toasty, spicy oak flavors go down smooth and easy.
— W.E.
(11/1/2001)
Cana 2000 Syrah (Contra Costa County)
- $29
Opens with a huge burst of cassis, cherry and sweet toasty oak aromas, rich as sin, with a decadent streak of milk chocolate candy. The flavors are similarly big, although robust tannins smother them. Acidity from this warm inland county is soft, so aging is a gamble.
— S.H.
(12/15/2003)
Cana 2002 Tamayo Family Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (Contra Costa County)
- $15
Contra Costa, “opposite coast,” is a county across the Bay from San Francisco. Warm and sunny, its climate is like Napa’s. This polished wine shows warm-coastal character in the smooth tannins and ripe cassis fruit. Not a blockbuster, but very nice wine for the money.
— S.H.
(4/1/2007)
Cana 2008 Bailey Viognier (Contra Costa County)
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- $24
A nice Viognier that shows rich flavors of pineapples, pears, peaches, honeysuckle flower and creamy vanilla butterscotch, balanced with citrusy acidity. It’s basically dry.
— S.H.
(11/1/2009)
Cana 2008 Viognier (Contra Costa County)
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- $24
From this county across the Bay from San Francisco comes this rich, exotic white wine. Although it’s crisp and dry, it tastes sweet, with jammy pineapple, honeysuckle flower, lemon custard, vanilla and spice flavors.
— S.H.
(6/1/2009)
Cana 2005 Celebration Rose Rosé (Contra Costa County)
- $14
Made from Cabernet Sauvignon, this is a full-bodied and rather rustic pink-hued wine, with earthy peach and spice flavors. If you tasted it blind, you might even think it was Chardonnay.
— S.H.
(4/1/2007)
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