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Darcie Kent Vineyards 2008 DeMayo Vineyard Chardonnay (Livermore Valley)
- $24
A good, drily tart, Chablis-style Chardonnay, with crisp acidity and stony minerality. Shows interesting flavors of pineapples, tangerines, honeysuckle and cinnamon spice.
— S.H.
(10/1/2010)
Darcie Kent Vineyards 2008 Madden Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon (Livermore Valley)
- $24
Darcie Kent really nails this Cab out of John Madden’s Ranch. Pungently bold and moody, intensely herbal with green pepper and olive, wrapped within a wall of black pepper that lingers. Pair it with pepper steak.
— V.B.
(5/1/2012)
Darcie Kent Vineyards 2009 Rava Blackjack Vineyad Grüner Veltliner (Monterey)
- Editors' Choice
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- $18
This is a very nice, elegant wine for cleansing the palate. It’s absolutely bone dry, with zesty acidity and subtle flavors of lemons, limes, steely minerals, spices and a touch of honeysuckle. Places itself in the upper echelons of this variety in California.
— S.H.
(10/1/2010)
Darcie Kent Vineyards 2009 Crown Block Merlot (Livermore Valley)
- $35
A dark, plummy Livermore Valley Merlot that reminds one of herb-encrusted roasted meats, and would be a good wine to pair with such a feast. Full-bodied and lush, with a smoky, oaky finish and cedar lurking throughout.
— V.B.
(5/1/2012)
Darcie Kent Vineyards 2010 DeMayo Vineyard Chardonnay (Livermore Valley)
- $30
This is a big, barrel-aged Chardonnay resplendent in caramel and honey, although it turns a bit bi-polar on the mid-palate, where it shows off lean minerality. A yin and yang wine, with a slight burn on the finish.
— V.B.
(5/1/2012)
Darcie Kent Vineyards 2009 Rava Blackjack Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc (Monterey)
- $18
Good citrus fruit flavors, along the lines of grapefruits, limes and Meyer lemons, accompanied by zesty acidity mark this bone-dry Sauvignon Blanc. It really scours the mouth clean. Very nice with puff pastry mushroom appetizers, bruschetta with goat cheese and roasted red peppers, or crudités with a garlicky sour cream dip.
— S.H.
(10/1/2010)
Darcie Kent Vineyards 2007 DeMayo Vineyard Zinfandel (Livermore Valley)
- $30
Lots of briary wild blackberry, cherry and exotic spice flavors in this Zin, with cola, tobacco and mushu plum sauce complexities, and the finish is dry. Compromised by a hit of sharp acidity, but rich barbecue will help.
— S.H.
(10/1/2010)
Darcie Kent Vineyards 2007 Madden Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon (Livermore Valley)
- $24
Dry, sharp and gritty, lacking smoothness and balance in the mouth. Give it a richer texture, and the blackberry and currant flavors would be just fine, even ageable.
— S.H.
(10/1/2010)
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