Soft, fruity and dry, with cherry-berry flavors and notes of violets, oak and sweet dried Provencal lavender and thyme. There’s a good backbone of tannins, but they’re the ripe, finely-woven type.
— S.H.
(12/22/2011)
Made from mainly Lodi-grown Cabernet, Merlot and Petite Sirah, this is a tart, minty young wine, with a chlorophyl-like greenness to the modest cherry and cocoa flavors. The texture is smooth and polished, but it sure is pricy for what you get.
— S.H.
(7/1/2007)
Sweet and rustic, this Chard shows sugary pineapple flavors and a good deal of oak. Everything about it is nice, except for the unbalanced sweetness.
— S.H.
(12/22/2011)
On the first sniff, the nose says Port, with caramelized, baked cherry aromas. The wine tastes dry and sharp and watery, with only a hint of Cabernet character.
— S.H.
(12/22/2011)