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Cloninger 2000 Estate Grown Chardonnay (Santa Lucia Highlands)
- $16
Here’s a good, rich Chardonnay, distinctive for its ripe array of tropical fruits, pears, peaches and oriental spices. It feels crisp and clean in the mouth, and finishes rich and spicy.
— S.H.
(5/1/2003)
Cloninger 1999 Chardonnay (Santa Lucia Highlands)
- $16
Classic Highlands Chard, with very bright, pure, focused aromas and flavors of tropical fruits and spices. The flavors are strong and clean. Oak adds shadings of smoke, vanilla and buttered toast, and there’s something creamy and leesy in the texture. A fine wine of some complexity, at a fair price.
— S.H.
(5/1/2001)
Cloninger 1999 Pinot Noir (Monterey)
- $23
The briar-packed, smoky nose is attractive. The fruit is light and features characteristics akin to strawberries and cherries, with a touch of chocolate. The finish carries a note of tobacco; it’s kind of rustic. It’s weight, which is medium at best, ensures that it will work lighter fare.
— W.E.
(10/1/2002)
Cloninger 1998 Quinn Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (Carmel Valley)
- $18
Carmel Valley is a little pocket of sunny warmth in cool Monterey County, and it’s been known as a good source of Cabernet for years. This example got ripe and expressive, with forward berry flavors and a hint of oak. It’s too soft and so drinks a little flabby. That’s its biggest problem, along with a weak finish.
— S.H.
(5/1/2001)
Cloninger 1997 Jardini Vyd. Pinot Noir (Monterey County)
- $22
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— W.E.
(10/1/1999)
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