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Porter Family Vineyards 2006 Sandpiper Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot (Napa Valley)
- $45
Tastes very fruity-sweet and oaky now, showing powerful flavors of blackberries, cherries and smoky, caramelized oak that are not especially complex or nuanced. Made in the super-modern style, its longterm future is a question mark, although it will have no problem negotiating the next six years.
— S.H.
(12/31/2009)
Porter Family Vineyards 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)
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- $95
Super-fruity, with intensely concentrated blackberries, cassis and milk chocolate, while the oak is very heavy in sweet caramel and buttered toast. Not showing much now beyond sheer power. Could develop, but it’s risky.
— S.H.
(12/31/2009)
Porter Family Vineyards 2007 Syrah (Napa Valley)
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- $47
A bit tough in acidity, which seems to accentuate the ripe fruit, giving it a jammy, tart quality. The flavors are of blackberries, cherries, tangerines and sandalwood. Drink now.
— S.H.
(12/31/2009)
Porter Family Vineyards 2008 Sandpiper Rosé (Napa Valley)
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- $20
This is a Syrah. It’s fruity and jammy, showing cherry and orange flavors, and there’s a cut of green gooseberry, like you find in some Sauvignon Blancs, that is not pleasant.
— S.H.
(12/31/2009)
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