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Perry Creek 1998 Estate Bottled Syrah (El Dorado)

Price $16

A chalky element provides character and offsets this wine’s ripe, but not overly sweet ,black cherry fruit here. There’s a green herb presence, too, that some tasters found very attractive, others less so. This shows some structure and could evolve over a year or two. Closes long with cocoa, oak and a reprise of the chalk note. — W.E. (10/1/2001)

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Perry Creek 2000 Estate Bottled Merlot (El Dorado)

Price $12

There’s pretty blackberry fruit, and some notes of raisins and prunes. This big, rich and slightly sweet mountain wine from a hot wine region is rustic, honest and, in its own way, likeable. — S.H. (11/15/2002)

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Perry Creek 2003 Estate Bottled Muscat Canelli (El Dorado)

Price $10

A slightly sweet wine with pleasant peach and apricot flavors and refreshing acidity. Low in alcohol, too. — S.H. (10/1/2004)

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Perry Creek 2001 Estate Bottled Viognier (El Dorado)

Price $16

An odd wine. Has strong and simple aromas of tobacco, ripe peaches, mandarin oranges and toast, and is fairly sweet and heavy, with Lifesaver candy flavors. — S.H. (12/15/2002)

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Perry Creek 1999 Estate Bottled Cabernet Sauvignon (El Dorado)

Price $14

It’s ripely assertive, with blackberry flavors. What makes it only acceptable is awkwardness everyplace else. The texture is syrupy, and while it’s bone dry, it has a cough mediciney flavor. The tannins are rugged and palate-scouring. — S.H. (11/15/2002)

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