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De Tierra 2005 Coast View Vineyard Chardonnay (Monterey)
- $30
The wine is intense, with firm acids and a chalkiness to the peach, guava and nectarine flavors. This is an elegant wine that will last and improve over six years.
— S.H.
(7/1/2007)
De Tierra 2005 Tondre Grapefield Pinot Noir (Monterey)
- $35
From the Santa Lucia Highlands, this is a dry, crisp Pinot, with a stony minerality to the intensely ripe cherry and root beer flavors. It feels upscale in the balance of acids, tannins and oak. Drink now.
— S.H.
(7/1/2007)
De Tierra 2005 Chardonnay (Santa Lucia Highlands)
- $20
From the large Vinco vineyard, in the middle of the appellation right on the River Road wine trail, comes this brisk, refreshing Chard. It’s zippy in acids and very ripe, with apricot and nectarine flavors. The wine has had no malo, and the oak is fairly neutral.
— S.H.
(7/1/2007)
De Tierra 2005 EKEM Sauvignon Blanc Musqué Sauvignon Musqué (Monterey)
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- $50
Named after Yquem (get it?), this is a very sweet but fairly simple dessert wine with 15.2% residual sugar and 12.3% alcohol. It has flavors of apricot jam and vanilla bean, and is pretty soft. Easy to like because of the clean sweetness.
— S.H.
(7/1/2007)
De Tierra 2006 Coast View Vineyard Chardonnay (Monterey)
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- $25
A good everyday Chardonnay that shows crisp acidity and the ultra-dryness and cleanliness of a well-made Central Coast Chard. Made for drinking now, with lime, white peach and mineral flavors.
— S.H.
(9/1/2009)
De Tierra 2005 Reserve Estate Grown Merlot (Monterey)
- $32
Tough and gritty, lacking the opulent charm you want in a good Merlot. The flavors suggest briary cherries, blackberries and spices, with an elaborate coating of oak. Drink now.
— S.H.
(6/1/2010)
De Tierra 2005 Silacci Vineyard Pinot Noir (Monterey)
- $40
Made from the fanciest clones, this wine tastes a bit stewed, although it has Pinot’s silky texture and forward cherry, pomegranate and vanilla oak flavors. Hard to say what went wrong in this cool vintage.
— S.H.
(7/1/2007)
De Tierra 2003 Merlot (Monterey)
- $25
There’s an explosion of ripe fruit in this dry wine—blackberries, cherries, raspberries and milk chocolate. It’s basically a fruit bomb, though, with just enough acids and tannins to make it balanced.
— S.H.
(7/1/2007)
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