Jarvis
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Jarvis 2004 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)
- $125
It’s huge in extract, in the form of massively infused blackberries and black currants, cherry liqueur and sweet, smoky cedar wood from 100% new oak, with perfectly ripened tannins and a deft touch of acidity. Defines the voluptuous, Napa cult style. Should age for many years, although it’s soft and delicious enough to drink now.
— S.H.
(11/1/2010)
Jarvis 2006 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)
- $95
You don’t have to age this wine—Jarvis did it for you, holding it back more than five years before release, which is a very expensive proposition for a winery. It’s a splendid Cabernet, with the tannins soft and velvety. The blackberry and black currant fruit flavors are as fresh and vibrant as the day the wine was bottled, an early indication of its ageability…
— S.H.
(4/1/2012)
Jarvis 2006 Estate Grown Cave Fermented Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)
- Cellar Selection
- Online Exclusive
- $245
This reserve tastes oakier and stronger than Jarvis’s regular 2006 Cabernet. With near-perfect balance, this is awesome. Flavors of blackberries and black currants are complexed with minerals and herbs and indefinable things from the soil. It’s hard in tannins and rich in spicy, smoky new oak. Hold until at least 2014, and it should continue to age well beyond that.
— S.H.
(7/1/2012)
Jarvis 2010 Finch Hollow Estate Grown Cave Fermented Unfiltered Chardonnay (Napa Valley)
- Editors' Choice
- $115
Astonishingly rich, this is everything you want a Chardonnay to be. It’s fantastically concentrated in pineapple, guava, green apple, pear and lime fruits; it’s creamy and suave in lees influence; and it’s brisk in acidity, despite undergoing malolactic fermentation. The texture is honeyed, with a perfect touch of smoky, new French oak. The estate grapes come from…
— S.H.
(12/1/2012)
Jarvis 2006 Lake William Red (Napa Valley)
- $105
A blend of Cabernets Sauvignon and Franc, Merlot and Petit Verdot, this wine defines the cult style of immediate softness and deliciousness. Aged in 100% new oak, it adds a layer of caramelized vanilla to the ultra rich blackberry, black cherry, red currant, chocolate, anise and exotic Indian spice flavors. Superb now, and should develop over the next six years.
— S.H.
(11/1/2010)
Jarvis 2010 Finch Hollow Estate Grown Cave Fermented Chardonnay (Napa Valley)
- $95
Unbelievably rich and decadent, this tastes of honey drizzled over crushed ripe pineapples, guavas and pears. Added hints of buttered toast, vanilla bean, caramel and sweet cream come with scads of savory pie spices.
— S.H.
(12/1/2012)
Jarvis 2005 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)
- Cellar Selection
- $195
The estate vineyard is in the Vaca Mountains, east of the city of Napa. You can taste the cool climate in the brisk acidity that frames this 100% Cabernet Sauvignon. It’s very ripe in blackberries, with rich layers of toast from new French oak. For all the sweet fruit, the finish is dry, even rasping. Such are the tannins that the wine feels tough, even at this age…
— S.H.
(11/1/2011)
Jarvis 2008 Tempranillo (Napa Valley)
- $53
This is the best California Tempranillo I have ever reviewed. Grown on the estate vineyard southeast of Napa that might have its own appellation someday, it’s as silky and light as a Pinot Noir, and marked by the dryness and acidity you want in a Temp. Shows savory cherry, cola, tobacco, leather and spice flavors. But beyond that, there’s a complexity and structure…
— S.H.
(11/1/2010)
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