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Matchbook 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon (Lake County)
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- $15
A blend of 87% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Petit Verdot and 6% Syrah that’s perfectly serviceable and incredibly herbaceous with green pepper and olive tapenade against soft oak.
— V.B.
(2/1/2012)
Matchbook 2008 Syrah (Dunnigan Hills)
- $16
A broody and juicy warm-climate Syrah that’s nicely in balance, clean and tastes like fruit, all at a very attractive $16. Syrah is blended with 8% Cabernet Sauvignon.
— V.B.
(12/31/2011)
Matchbook 2008 Old Head Chardonnay (Dunnigan Hills)
- Editors' Choice
- $15
A very nice Chardonnay marked by crisp dryness and fine structure, which highlights the pleasant varietal flavors. Offers a nice array of pineapples, peaches, apricots and green apples, accented by the smoky vanilla of oak and grounded in minerals.
— S.H.
(4/1/2010)
Matchbook 2007 Syrah (Dunnigan Hills)
- $16
A perfectly serviceable Syrah with 9% Cabernet Sauvignon blended in, almost black in color with savory meat and red berries on the nose and palate and soft edges all around. A good price for a good wine from a part of California’s Sacramento Valley that is known for its mild, Mediterranean climate, made by the Giguieres, who once owned the region’s largest winery…
— V.B.
(4/1/2011)
Matchbook 2005 Syrah (Dunnigan Hills)
- $16
This Syrah isn’t the richest red wine, but it is very dry and balanced and, in its own way, quite elegant. With some scoury tannins, good acidity and pepper-infused cherry and tobacco flavors, it has enough complexity to accompany fine foods.
— S.H.
(11/15/2008)
Matchbook 2006 Tempranillo (Dunnigan Hills)
- $15
A little rough around the edges in tannins, with minty cherry flavors, but the wine is dry and shows some complexity in its own way. You have to give Matchbook credit for experimenting with this finicky variety. A reserve bottling would be welcome.
— S.H.
(11/15/2008)
Matchbook 2009 Old Head Chardonnay (Dunnigan Hills)
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- $15
Muted at first, this 30,000-case production Chardonnay slowly develops tart, tropical aromas, then bits of apricot, vanilla and oak. It’s aged in “Old Heads” (barrels from past vintages) and is a good-enough value for the price.
— V.B.
(9/1/2011)
Matchbook 2007 Giguiere Family Tinto Rey Red (California)
- $17
This blend of five varieties, based on Tempranillo and Syrah, is a nice wine for when you’re serving lots of guests, and you’re not sure who likes what. It’s a little generic and sweet, but pretty good in berry, cherry and spice flavors.
— S.H.
(12/31/2011)
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