Give this lush young wine a year or two to come around. That should give all the elements time to meld. It’s a juicy, ripe wine, bursting with jammy cherry and cassis flavors, with a strong note of white pepper and clove that dissolves into a tannic finish.
— S.H.
(12/15/2007)
Peppery and tannic, this Grenache hails from a vineyard that long has been the source of muscular reds. The taste is cherries, pure, intense and concentrated, along with the smoke and caramel of oak barrels. Could develop over the next 10 years.
— S.H.
(12/15/2007)
This wine might be the poster child for the raging debate over high alcohol. With 15.7%, it certainly qualifies in that category. But it’s also quite good, and has its place. It is dry and exuberant, with cherry, plum, currant and spice flavors, and as heady as it is, it will be fantastic with barbecue.
— S.H.
(12/15/2007)
Vibrant in candied cherry-raspberry and cola fruit, this Pinot is also very spicy. It finishes a little simple and sugary. Drink now.
— S.H.
(12/15/2007)