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Liparita 1999 Vineyard Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)
- Cellar Selection
- $50
In a word, massive, a masterpiece of Napa Cabernet from a great vintage. A barrel selection from three vineyards, and a mere 275 cases produced. This wine pours dark and thick, and announces itself with smoky oak aromas riding over cassis. The flavors are rich in blackberries and herbs, framed in rich, thick, dusty tannins. As good as it is, it would be a shame to…
— S.H.
(11/15/2003)
Liparita 1999 Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)
- Editors' Choice
- $36
Big, big Cabernet, with all the attributes of this unreal vintage. Dark in color, with concentrated, rich aromas of cassis and olive and young, unintegrated smoky oak. Fills the mouth with lush flavors of blackberries and herbs, with distinctive Napa tannins that are fine and dusty. Quite young now, it needs a few years to knit together.
— S.H.
(11/15/2003)
Liparita 1997 Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)
- $45
Herbs and toast play off the standard fare of blackberries and plums, creating a good whole. It’s full, deep, and long—a thoroughbred. Another of those wines that everyone with a taste for California Cabernet should like. Charming and high in quality, if not necessarily ultracomplex.
— W.E.
(11/1/2000)
Liparita 2001 Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)
- $38
Assembled from various parts of the valley, this classic Napa Cab showcases well-ripened black currant, French roast coffee and oak flavors, and a smooth, rich and complex texture. It’s bold enough in firm tannins to age through this decade.
— S.H.
(5/1/2005)
Liparita 1999 Sauvignon Blanc (Napa Valley)
- Editors' Choice
- $18
Too bad some people have eyes only for Chardonnay, when a wonderful dry white wine like this is available. Made from the “Musque” clone and farmed by the family that owns Flora Springs, it veers toward citrus fruits and a pleasant splash of buttery, honeyed toast. Elegant and limpid in the mouth. Editors’ Choice.
— S.H.
(5/1/2001)
Liparita 2003 Vineyard Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)
- $65
Soft, ripe and tasty, this fruit-forward Cabernet offers plenty of palate-pleasing currant, cassis, cherry and mocha flavors, along with sweet smoky oak. It’s a dry wine, but long on the finish in ripe fruit, and the tannins are harmoniously integrated. Drink now.
— S.H.
(9/1/2006)
Liparita 1998 Chardonnay (Carneros)
- $33
The bouquet is like an aromatic walk in the woods—it has pine, earth and floral elements as well as the expected fruit aromas. Red apple and plum flavors are accented by lemon-lime the mouth, and a mineral note asserts itself. It has body but not weight, and closes with a clean citrus-chalk finish.
— W.E.
(7/1/2001)
Liparita 1997 Vineyard Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)
- $65
Packed in upfront, with some atypical grassy, wildflower aromas. Chunky fruit and Port-like flavors make a statement, as does a black-tea note on the finish. Slightly clumsy now, the hope here is that some time in the cellar will help weld any incongruent elements.
— W.E.
(11/1/2000)
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