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Jekel 2002 Gravelstone Chardonnay (Monterey)
- $14
Butter, pear and cinammon aromas preface tropical fruit on the palate. Feels round and medium-weight, with oak not so obvious until the finish. Even so, Winemaker Cara Morrison says that future vintages will show even less wood.
— W.E.
(9/2/2004)
Jekel 2001 Merlot (Monterey)
- $19
Toasty, herbal aromas; taut plum fruit on the palate takes on herb and coffee flavors, and tealike tannins that persist through the finish. Though this wine shows well, Winemaker Cara Morrison promises that the 2002 and 2003 vintages are even better.
— W.E.
(9/2/2004)
Jekel 1999 Sanctuary Red (Arroyo Seco)
- $30
On the nose, there's a rustic, cedar-and-herb accent to the cherry and cassis fruit. The wine is medium-weight, with nice, dense cassis and bright cherry fruit right at midpalate. Finishes with firm tannins.
— W.E.
(9/2/2004)
Jekel 2002 Winemaker’s Collection Riesling (Monterey)
- Best Buy
- $9
Another fine JR from this respected Salinas Valley winery. It’s strongly flavored, with extracted peach, honeysuckle, gingerbread and citrus flavors, and a minerally streak suggesting flint. The acids are bright and firm. This dry wine finishes with a ton of spices.
— S.H.
(4/1/2004)
Jekel 2002 Gravelstone Winemaker's Collection Chardonnay (Monterey)
- Best Buy
- $11
You’ll find apple, peach and citrus flavors in this bright, clean young wine. It has the crisp acidity of a cool climate, and finishes with an intense taste of spicy white peach. Nice value.
— S.H.
(4/1/2004)
Jekel 1999 Pinot Noir (Arroyo Seco)
- $15
Marked by forward berry-cherry aromas along with smoke, spice and vanilla. The flavors are direct and blunt, of dark berries and stone fruits, couched in substantial tannins. The after-taste is long and spicy-sweet. Pretty good stuff, but not likely to improve. Drink now.
— S.H.
(12/15/2001)
Jekel 2008 Pinot Noir (Santa Barbara County)
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- $18
Don’t discount this Pinot Noir because it’s in a screw top and the price is under $20. It’s quite a nice wine, dry and silky. Made in a lighter style to be opened now, it has pleasant cherry, cola and sandalwood flavors.
— S.H.
(2/1/2011)
Jekel 2000 Winemaker’s Collection Riesling (Monterey)
- Best Buy
- $10
The prettiest aromas are here, all peaches and wildflowers, honey and oriental spices, and a buttery, smoky note. The flavors are nice, too, suggesting apples and peaches. It’s off-dry, and kind of simple, lacking the acids needed to make it shine.
— S.H.
(6/1/2002)
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