97
points
Signorello 2005 Padrone Proprietary Red Wine (Napa Valley)
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$110
Marks a welcome return to the magnificence of the 2002, although more recent vintages haven’t exactly been slouches. The ’05 is amazing, a densely structured, deeply flavored Bordeaux blend that’s mainly Cabernet Sauvignon. Shows classic notes of cassis, currants and black cherry liqueur, while 70% new oak adds enticingly rich layers of sweet toast and smoky…
— S.H.
(12/15/2008)
95
points
Signorello 2008 Hope's Cuvee Estate Grown and Bottled Chardonnay (Napa Valley)
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$65
A small-production barrel selection from the estate vineyard, this fine wine is brilliantly rich and balanced, proving that Napa Valley can produce excellent Chardonnay. With pineapple, lemon, lime and buttered toast flavors, it’s ultraclean in acidity and vibrant in minerals. While it’s quite dry, it finishes with a rich flourish of honey.
— S.H.
(7/1/2010)
95
points
Signorello 2005 Estate Syrah (Napa Valley)
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$36
You don’t think of Signorello as a Syrah house, but for years, they’ve been putting out serious Syrahs, and with the ’05 vintage, they certify this tradition. This wine is, in a word, fabulous. It’s enormously attractive in well-oaked cassis, plum, leather, cocoa and white pepper aromas and flavors, but that only begins to describe the complexity. The 4% Viognier…
— S.H.
(11/1/2007)
94
points
Signorello 2001 Syrah (Napa Valley)
Just beautiful, a wine that’s so rich and delicious, and yet so balanced. It oozes gorgeous flavors of cassis and blackberry pie, blueberry, white chocolate truffle, Kahlúa, and smoky spices, and the tannins are amazingly soft, sweet and complex. All this opulence drinks perfectly dry, with a good backbone of acidity.
— S.H.
(5/1/2004)
94
points
Signorello 2005 Hudson Vineyard Pinot Noir (Carneros)
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$50
Fabulous Pinot, about as good as Carneros gets. Sourced from this famous vineyard, it’s silky and complex in cherries, sassafras, cola, black raspberry tea, vanilla and cinnamon spices that change and intensify as they roll across the palate. For all that, the finish is dry and balanced in crisp acidity. With just 70 cases produced, it’s worth a special search.
— S.H.
(11/1/2007)