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El Molino 2004 Chardonnay (Rutherford)
- $42
Napa Cabs can suffer from a soft earthiness, but El Molino has succeeded in producing a wine of real substance and style. It shows fine pear, apple and nut bread flavors, along with a figgy, raisiny quality, and has good enough acidity for balance. The finish is very dry. This complex wine should age well over the next five years.
— S.H.
(6/1/2006)
El Molino 2005 Chardonnay (Rutherford)
- $45
They didn’t let any malolactic fermentation into this wine, a wise decision because you wouldn’t want it to be any softer. Still, there’s a prettiness to the ripe green apple, honey and toast flavors, which are complexed with layers of tropical fruits, spices and lees.
— S.H.
(9/1/2007)
El Molino 2006 Chardonnay (Rutherford)
- $45
You might not expect Chardonnay, a cool-climate wine, to thrive in the warmth of a Rutherford summer. But El Molino consistently makes a really nice one. The ’06 is ripely forward in tropical fruit and pear flavors that are enriched with caramel cream and smoky vanilla. But it also has a crisp acidity that gives the wine balance and zest.
— S.H.
(12/1/2008)
El Molino 1999 Chardonnay (Rutherford)
- $40
The graceful, subtle nose of pears, apples and hazelnuts don’t prepare you for the richness of this old-guard Napa producer’s 1999 offering. A full and intense palate of toast, honey, spice and pineapple comes on strong. The flavors are supported by bright acidity, and they linger on the long and lively finish.
— W.E.
(7/1/2001)
El Molino 2005 Pinot Noir (Rutherford)
- $55
El Molino continues to make Pinot Noir, not Cabernet, from Rutherford, and it’s because their fans recognize a nice wine. Pale in color and light-bodied as in previous vintages, it’s nonetheless a delicious red, rich in cherry pie, cotton candy, cola, orange tea, vanilla cinnamon and pepper spice flavors. The mouthfeel is as light and silky as a cloud.
— S.H.
(12/1/2008)
El Molino 2003 Chardonnay (Rutherford)
- $40
Chardonnay in Rutherford? Yes, and a very good one. It has polished peach and apple flavors as well as a sweet, rich coat of oak, and is balanced, crisp and dry.
— S.H.
(12/15/2005)
El Molino 2006 Pinot Noir (Rutherford)
- $57
Soft in acidity, with tobacco-inspired cherry and cola flavors, enhanced with smoky oak. Not an ager, but the superb tannin structure makes it elegant now.
— S.H.
(12/15/2009)
El Molino 1999 Pinot Noir (Napa Valley)
- $51
Pepper and plum, slightly candied raspberry fruit plus a full, velour-like texture show in this ripe Napa offering, but panelists still had mixed opinions. To some, the berry and vanilla flavors and rich feel had great appeal, while othersound the wine cedary and a bit hot, with wood and alcohol to spare.
— W.E.
(10/1/2002)
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