Carmenet
Carmenet 2002 Cellar Selection Chardonnay
- Best Buy
- $9
You’ll get a lot of value for the money with this flavorful wine. It’s true to the variety, with good flavors of peaches and cream, while oak adds the usual toasty, spicy overlay.
— S.H.
(6/1/2004)
Carmenet 2001 Cellar Selection Merlot
- Best Buy
- $9
Pleasant and clean, an easy sipper with berry and cherry flavors and hints of thyme and sweet tobacco. Although it’s light in body and texture, there’s a real persistence of ripe fruit through the finish.
— S.H.
(6/1/2004)
Carmenet 2001 Cellar Selection Chardonnay
- Best Buy
- $8
Simple and inoffensive, offering up pleasant peach and apple flavors backed up with decent acids. Even tastes like there’s a little oak around the edges. Recognizably Chard-like, at an everyday price.
— S.H.
(12/1/2003)
Carmenet 2000 Cellar Selection Cabernet Sauvignon
- Best Buy
- $8
Shows proper Cabernet character, namely a full-bodied dry wine with blackcurrant and chocolate flavors framed in oak. No special problems or flaws, but correctly made, and not bad for this price.
— S.H.
(11/15/2003)
Carmenet 2000 Cabernet Franc (Sonoma Valley)
- $18
There are some pretty cherry and blackberry flavors wrapped in very thick, astringent tannins. You’ll also find a tough earthiness that lasts through the dry, gritty finish.
— S.H.
(5/1/2004)
Carmenet 2001 Cellar Selection Cabernet Sauvignon
- $9
Simple and innocent, a wine that neither offends nor stuns. It has pleasant blackberry flavors and is dry, with a good texture and soft tannins.
— S.H.
(6/1/2004)
Carmenet 2002 Chardonnay (Napa Valley)
- Online Exclusive
- $16
This wine is fresh and clean, with bright acids that cleanse the palate. It’s not especially powerful in fruit, with suggestions of citrus, apple and peach, and snaps to an abrupt finish.
— S.H.
(2/1/2004)
Carmenet 2011 Pinot Noir
- Online Exclusive
- $12
This is a sound Pinot Noir that’s common but varietally correct. Silky in texture, it’s dry and crisp with acidity, accented with pink bubblegum, raspberry-pie filling and spice flavors.
— S.H.
(5/1/2013)
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