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Nicholls 2005 Syrah (Santa Barbara County)
- $38
A robust, complicated Syrah that shows potential, and calls for some time in the cellar. It’s dry and classically structured, with firm tannins and brisk acidity framing opulent black currant, leather, Provençal herb, pepper and floral flavors. But those tannins lock down the palate. It’s hard to predict a wine with no history, but this one might blossom after 2010.
— S.H.
(9/1/2008)
Nicholls 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)
- $85
Gentle and candy ripe, this Cab has pie-filling flavors of blackberries, cherries, red plums, licorice and chocolate, accented with toasty, spicy oak, wrapped into sweet, fine tannins. Too soft for the cellar, so drink up.
— S.H.
(6/1/2008)
Nicholls 2005 Chardonnay (Santa Maria Valley)
- $18
This high-acid Chardonnay has a prickly mouthfeel. It tastes considerably more tart than almost anything out there, which at least makes it different. Other than that, it offers fairly standard flavors of peaches, citrus fruits and pears, with oak elaborations.
— S.H.
(9/1/2008)
Nicholls 2005 Pinot Noir (Santa Maria Valley)
- $35
This is a good wine, fruity and oaky, with fresh, jammy flavors of raspberries, cherries, currants and cocoa. It’s a direct wine with a good structure. Drink now.
— S.H.
(9/1/2008)
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