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Carpe Diem 2000 Firepeak Vineyard Chardonnay (Edna Valley)
- Editors' Choice
- $25
A very distinctive wine, rich and powerful. Marked by well-ripened flavors of pears and tropical fruits, dense and concentrated, with near-perfect acids. A lovely coating of oak adds spicy, smoky complexities.
— S.H.
(12/15/2002)
Carpe Diem 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)
- $26
An impressive Cabernet, the winery’s best effort in years. Dry and firm in tannins, it shows a Bordeaux-esque elegance and balance, with sage and cedar notes framing underlying red currant fruit. Now through 2012.
— S.H.
(12/15/2008)
Carpe Diem 2003 Firepeak Vineyard Chardonnay (Edna Valley)
- $26
Notable for high, stimulating acidity and purity of flavor, this lovely Chard brims with lime, mineral, white peach and apricot flavors, wrapped into a lush, creamy texture. It’s an elegant, classy wine that improves as it breathes in the glass.
— S.H.
(10/1/2006)
Carpe Diem 2001 Firepeak Vineyard Pinot Noir (Edna Valley)
- $31
A smooth, complex Pinot whose silky texture is nicely balanced with rich flavors. Raspberries and cherries, Oriental spices, smoke, vanilla and toast coalesce into a gently fruity impression backed up by soft, ripe tannins. Perfect with roast chicken.
— S.H.
(3/1/2004)
Carpe Diem 2004 Chardonnay (Edna Valley)
- Online Exclusive
- $26
Younger and a bit more raw than the ’03, and the oak is sticking out more boldly, but this should be a fine bottle in much the same fashion as its predecessor in a year or so. There’s a purity throughout that’s outstanding.
— S.H.
(11/1/2006)
Carpe Diem 2005 Firepeak Vineyard Pinot Noir (Edna Valley)
- $28
The ’05, as befits the cool vintage, is very dry and crisply elegant, with crushed cherry, raspberry and root beer flavors boosted by a squirt of lime juice, enriched by sweet vanilla and oak. Best now–2008.
— S.H.
(10/1/2007)
Carpe Diem 2007 Firepeak Vineyard Chardonnay (Edna Valley)
- $24
Packs a punch with intense flavors of ripe pineapple purée, papaya, butterscotch, vanilla and cinnamon spice, as well as the minerality that wines from Edna Valley often display. All this is offset by crisp coastal acidity.
— S.H.
(12/15/2009)
Carpe Diem 2004 Firepeak Vineyard Pinot Noir (Edna Valley)
- $31
There’s a sweaty, leathery note to this Pinot, or something suggestive of the rich, mushroomy undergrowth in a dark forest. The wine is full-bodied and bold in cola, coffee and cherry flavors. Very dry, with racy acidity so typical of the valley. Might develop complexity with a few years in bottle. Tasted twice.
— S.H.
(11/15/2006)
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