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Miraflores 2006 Meritage (El Dorado)
- Editors' Choice
- $25
This is one of the best red wines to hail from the Sierra Foothills in memory. It’s bone dry and smooth, with the profile of a fine Bordeaux. Shows rich tannins framing black currant, herb, spice and cedar flavors that are complex and delicious. Marks a real step forward for this ambitious winery.
— S.H.
(11/1/2009)
Miraflores 2005 Syrah (El Dorado)
- $30
From the first sniff to the finish, this is really a good Syrah. It impresses for its richness and balance, and the way it brings a taste of the earth to the ripe fruit. Grown at 2,600 feet in the Sierra Nevada, it’s concentrated in cassis, licorice, cocoa, pepper and Provençal herb flavors, and is most notable for its harmony and complexity. Absolutely delicious…
— S.H.
(7/1/2008)
Miraflores 2006 Herbert Vineyard Zinfandel (El Dorado)
- $24
Miraflores bring a Merlot-style balance to this Zin. It’s dry and complex and likeable now for its array of wild berry, Asian spice, teriaki beef and black pepper flavors that last so long on the finish. A near-perfect Foothills Zin at a fair price.
— S.H.
(11/1/2009)
Miraflores NV Black Muscat (Amador County)
- Online Exclusive
- $38
For an after-dinner sipper, the last drink of the night, try this sweetly soft, liqueury dessert wine. The intense flavors are of cassis, anisette, Kahlua and caramel. There’s something sexy and sensual about the pure velvet mouthfeel.
— S.H.
(9/1/2009)
Miraflores 2006 Botricelli Semillon-Sauvignon Blanc (California)
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- $40
This is a late-harvest dessert wine blend of Sémillon and Sauvignon Blanc. It’s very rich and very sweet and very easy to like. Backed up with firm acidity, it shows extraordinarily ripe flavors of pineapples, apricots, oranges, honey, crème brûlée, vanilla bean, buttered toast and cinnamon spices.
— S.H.
(6/1/2010)
Miraflores 2010 Viognier (El Dorado)
- $19
An incredibly fragrant Foothills Viognier pungent with jasmine/honeysuckle aromas that lead one into a world of rich lushness. This white is perfectly balanced—not too sweet, not too oily, the perfect tablemate when you’re just not in the mood for Chardonnay.
— V.B.
(12/15/2011)
Miraflores 2007 Méthode Ancienne Syrah (El Dorado)
- $25
This is a wonderfully soft, complex Syrah. Completely dry, it offers waves of raspberries, red currants, mocha, licorice, sandalwood and dusty Indian spices that linger on through a long finish. A very fine, medium- to full-bodied red wine for drinking now.
— S.H.
(10/1/2010)
Miraflores 2007 Syrah (El Dorado)
- $30
Very dry, tannic and peppery, this complex young wine is crying out for a good steak. It shows rich cherry, blackberry and currant flavors, with a gamy streak of leather. Drink now.
— S.H.
(7/1/2010)
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