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Roche 2007 American Oak Reserve Barrel Select Chardonnay (Carneros)
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- $33
It’s common to complain that American oak isn’t as good as French oak, but this wine disproves that. The wood shows up as rich in caramel, buttered toast and vanilla spice notes that provide a lovely counterpoint to the wine’s grilled pineapple and lime fruit. This is a beautiful, interesting Chardonnay.
— S.H.
(8/1/2010)
Roche 2008 French Oak Reserve Barrel Select Chardonnay (Carneros)
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- $35
Lives up to its reserve status, being the creamiest and most densely packed of Roche’s several new Chardonnays. With brisk, bright acidity and ripe flavors of pineapples, Key lime pie and vanilla cream, its buttered toast and char flavors provide the perfect counterpoint from oak barrel aging.
— S.H.
(8/1/2010)
Roche 2003 Estate Reserve Merlot (Carneros)
- $33
Picture-perfect Carneros Merlot, with rich cherry, cassis, cola and spiced coffee flavors as well as a superb structure. You can almost taste the fog in the crisp acids and furry tannins. Finishes dry and long.
— S.H.
(11/15/2006)
Roche 1997 Chardonnay (Carneros)
- $19
Complex nose with earthy, leesy notes over tangerine aromas. Loads of pineapple on the palate, with a nice, slightly tangy mouthfeel. Long toasty finish with pineapple, spice and mineral elements. Complex and engaging.
— W.E.
(6/1/2000)
Roche 2004 Reserve American Oak Chardonnay (Carneros)
- $31
Super-ripe in tropical papaya, pineapple and white peach flavors, with a charry, caramel sweetness that seems to come from oak. Sweet clove and anise on the finish.
— S.H.
(11/15/2006)
Roche 2006 Reserve French Oak Chardonnay (Carneros)
- $35
A flashy wine. Shows sweet caramelized, buttered toast and vanilla custard notes from the oak, but the underlying fruit flavors, of golden mangoes and ripe pears, are strong enough to support the barrel influences.
— S.H.
(12/15/2008)
Roche 2006 Syrah (Carneros)
- $26
It’s pretty chilly at Roche’s Carneros vineyard, and this wine is not one of those superripe Syrahs. It shows a nice array of cherries and berries, but is also very peppery, with a fine note of grilled, charred beef on the bone. It’s a complex, pleasing wine for drinking now with upscale fare.
— S.H.
(8/1/2010)
Roche 2009 Stainless Steel Fermented Chardonnay (Carneros)
- Editors' Choice
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- $16
Absolutely beautiful, one of the best unoaked Chardonnays on the market. Brims with bright, clean flavors of pineapples, limes and kiwis, along with vanilla and a touch of cinnamon spice. With its brisk scour of acidity, it’s a super-drinkable wine.
— S.H.
(8/1/2010)
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