Manzanita Creek
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Manzanita Creek 2005 Handal Family Vineyard Syrah (Alexander Valley)
- Editors' Choice
- $35
This ’05 is rich and firm in tannins, with black currant, orange rind, grilled meat bone, licorice and dry chocolate flavors that have a powerful edge of crushed black peppercorn. Wonderful and elegant now, it should develop for the next six years.
— S.H.
(12/31/2008)
Manzanita Creek 2004 Benediction Syrah (Dry Creek Valley)
- $32
There’s a savage quality to this Syrah, suggesting fresh wild berries growing in fields of lavender, rosemary and pepper tree, and something animal, like roasted meat bone. Under all that it erupts with intense cherry and blackberry fruit, and the sizable tannins make for a puckery feeling. This is quite an interesting Syrah that will gain in complexity over the…
— S.H.
(9/1/2007)
Manzanita Creek 2003 Reserve Pinot Noir (Russian River Valley)
- $45
Very fruity, in fact superfruity, this wine attacks with ripe pie-filling raspberries, red cherries, pomegranates, cola and vanilla-cocoa flavors that flood the mouth, lasting through a long, spicy finish. All that fruit is balanced with crisp acids, while a touch of dusty tannins adds to the fullness. Drink now.
— S.H.
(12/31/2007)
Manzanita Creek 2007 De Luxe Syrah (Sonoma Coast)
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- $27
A tough, rugged, tannic young wine, brisk in acids and pepper, and not showing much opulence now. There’s a molten core of blackberries and grilled, meaty leather, leading to a bone dry finish. Should mellow with 1–2 years in the bottle.
— S.H.
(2/1/2010)
Manzanita Creek 2010 Foothill Vineyard Chardonnay (Chalk Hill)
- $32
A rich, oaky Chardonnay, fairly standard issue. It’s sweet and opulent in vanilla, caramel, buttered toast, pineapple marmalade and ripe pear flavors, in a creamy texture.
— S.H.
(11/1/2011)
Manzanita Creek 2003 Irene's Vineyard Pinot Noir (Sonoma Coast)
- $55
What this wine needs is more acidic crispness. The flavors are totally delicious, the texture is elegant, the finish is totally dry, but the superripe cherries, raspberries, cocoa and cola just sort of melt into the palate, then fade away.
— S.H.
(9/1/2007)
Manzanita Creek 2007 Reserve Pinot Noir (Sonoma Coast)
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- $32
An awkward wine, tough and gritty in tannins, with green, mint tea flavors alongside the cherries and cola. Good, but lacks charm and richness. Drink now.
— S.H.
(2/1/2010)
Manzanita Creek 2003 Carreras Ranch Zinfandel (Dry Creek Valley)
- $36
There’s a lot of sugary sweetness in this wine, which tastes like the blackberry and cherry filling of those pop-up tarts. Fortunately, it has the acidity and tannic richness to balance. But it’s not really a table wine. More like dessert.
— S.H.
(9/1/2007)
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