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Rancho Arroyo Grande 2002 Private Reserve Syrah (Arroyo Grande Valley)
- $25
What’s so nice about this wine is its balance. All the parts come together, but it is also a big bruiser of a Syrah. Opens with a blast of white pepper, blackberries, coffee and sweet charred oak, then turns richly fruity in the mouth. But that fruit is accompanied by wonderfully thick tannins and bright acidity.
— S.H.
(12/1/2005)
Rancho Arroyo Grande 2007 Dry Farmed Mourvèdre (Arroyo Grande Valley)
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- $45
Hard to tell if the dry farming had anything to do with the success of this wine, but it’s one of the better Mourvèdres in California. Dry and softly tannic, it offers comforting and complex flavors of berries, cherries, cocoa, pepper and cedar, with exotic notes of roasted coconut, tamari-sautéed wild mushrooms and balsamic. Drink now.
— S.H.
(8/1/2009)
Rancho Arroyo Grande 2003 Estate Chardonnay (Arroyo Grande Valley)
- $15
From one of the state’s coolest growing areas comes this acid-filled, streamlined Chard. The flavors are of lime and tropical fruit, with a bracing streak of minerality. This balanced wine will be great with shellfish.
— S.H.
(12/1/2005)
Rancho Arroyo Grande 2004 Viognier (Arroyo Grande Valley)
- $20
This is a very fruity wine that’s enormously rich in tropical papaya and nectarine flavors. With a smoky, slightly caramelly edge, it finishes in a tremendous fireworks of oriental spices.
— S.H.
(12/1/2006)
Rancho Arroyo Grande 2001 Zinfandel (Arroyo Grande Valley)
- $18
Pretty floral and spice notes are fron and center in this wine, which is also graced by tangy acidity. Velvety texture carries the spice along with raspberry, tea, coffee and cherry flavors. Zippy on the finish.
— W.E.
(11/1/2003)
Rancho Arroyo Grande 2007 Dry Farmed Zinfandel (San Luis Obispo County)
- $45
Grown well inland, in a hot, arid part of the county, this Zin got superripe in the ’07 vintage. It bursts with deep, rich flavors of blackberry pie filling, dark chocolate, anise and black pepper. The alcohol is extraordinarily high, approaching 16%, but there’s really very little heat.
— S.H.
(8/1/2009)
Rancho Arroyo Grande 2004 Zinfandel (Arroyo Grande Valley)
- $15
Soft, full-bodied and stuffed with baked blackberry, cherry, raspberry and chocolate flavors, this big, rather hot wine has a bit of superripe sweetness in the finish. Yet it pulls it all off with aplomb and manages to stay balanced.
— S.H.
(12/1/2006)
Rancho Arroyo Grande 2001 Thereza Cuvée Red (Arroyo Grande Valley)
- $28
This Rhône-style blend is very dark and dense in flavor and texture, and not offering a whole lot of taste in its youth. Tannins and acids dominate, making for a firm, unyielding mouthfeel. Seems crafted for aging, although with no history, it’s a gamble. A blend of Syrah, Mourvèdre, Grenache and Counoise.
— S.H.
(12/1/2003)
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