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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 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 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 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)
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 2009 Estate Chardonnay (Napa Valley)
- $48
If this Chard had any more oak, the forests of France would be denuded. But the buttered toast and caramel work well, adding even greater richness to the huge pineapple, lemon custard and gingersnap cookie flavors. Drink this extravagant Chardonnay over the next six years.
— S.H.
(4/1/2012)
Jarvis 2008 Estate Merlot (Napa Valley)
- $75
Credit this Merlot for sheer enjoyability. It defines Merlot as the soft, drink-me-now Bordeaux red wine, full-bodied yet instantly likeable. Made from 100% Merlot, it’s extraordinairly rich in cherry fruit, while 100% new French oak adds a deft touch of buttered toast. The tannins are gentle, sweet and complex. This flashy, fleshy wine is great now, and will hold…
— S.H.
(4/1/2012)
Jarvis 2007 Lake William Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)
- $115
Napa reds don’t get richer than this. Made from roughly equal parts of Merlot and the two Cabernets, Sauvignon and Franc, with a squirt of Petit Verdot, it’s so sweet in blackberries and cherries and caramelized new oak, it’s almost like a dessert wine. But it’s totally dry. Dazzling and showy, the flashiness is given real substance by depth and finish. Drink now–2015.
— S.H.
(11/1/2011)
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