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Lava Cap 1999 Reserve Syrah (El Dorado)
- Editors' Choice
- $40
Look at that price! This is a dark wine, exciting to smell. The word “fiery” comes to mind. Something warm about it: baked cherry tart, blackberry pie fresh from the oven. In the mouth, huge, ripe and flattering. Floods the palate with sweet fruity, berry flavors, but bone dry. Tannins are a work of art, soft and intricate. Worth every penny, and one of the best…
— S.H.
(6/1/2003)
Lava Cap 2009 Estate Bottled Syrah (El Dorado)
- $21
A decadent, dark and meaty Syrah, with plenty of sauvage tendencies amid a rich, velvety texture that finishes long and lushly perfumed with sweet smoke. In a cool year in El Dorado, Lava Cap has reined in this Syrah’s tannins and let its dark cherry and plum flavors take center stage.
— V.B.
(6/1/2012)
Lava Cap 1998 Reserve Syrah (El Dorado)
- $20
This medium-weight wine is zippy, lively and has nice structure. Tart cranberry, fig and briary-butterscotch aromas don’t adequately prepare you for the lush blackberry, caramel and chocolate flavors. The creamy, though slightly tannic (one reviewer called it “Rhônish”) finish fades slowly, with a metallic-mineral note on the back palate.
— W.E.
(10/1/2001)
Lava Cap 2008 Spring House Estate Zinfandel (El Dorado)
- $24
A subdued Mountain Zin at first, surprising given its power. It hits you first with nice licorice flavors, its tannins mellow and tight, and just the right amount of jammy fruit. A mouthful that sometimes doesn’t hit too hard.
— V.B.
(12/1/2011)
Lava Cap 2009 Reserve Chardonnay (El Dorado)
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- $18
Dark gold with a big, opulent nose, this is a rich, creamy, hedonistic Chardonnay from Lava Cap that stands up to its oaky style with, well, style. Lemon zest, toffee and even a whiff of charcuterie emanate from its big bones.
— V.B.
(9/1/2011)
Lava Cap 2008 Matagrano Sangiovese (El Dorado)
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- $20
A very pleasant Sangiovese with nice, soft cinnamon flavors and dewey tannins without much hint of oak sourced from the 900-feet-elevation Matagrano Vineyard. The winery suggests the wine be served cool.
— V.B.
(7/1/2011)
Lava Cap 2004 Reserve Cabernet Franc (El Dorado)
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- $20
A very easy wine to like. It’s so softly balanced, so rich in cherries, licorice and smoky vanilla, so light in texture, you could drink it as a cocktail wine. But it will also nicely complement a wide variety of foods.
— S.H.
(7/1/2008)
Lava Cap 2009 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon (El Dorado)
- $22
A very soft-textured Cab, unusual for its high-elevation origins, with sweet red fruit and dark plum nestled around a trace of chocolate.
— V.B.
(5/1/2012)
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