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Stevenot 2006 Zinfandel (Sierra Foothills)
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- $22
What a great Sierra Foothills mountain Zin. It’s big, dry and brawny, with thick, sticky tannins that call for rich beef dishes. But it’s also balanced. The official alcohol is below 14%, and the blackberry, currant, leather, tobacco and baker’s chocolate flavors are streaked with nutmeg,cinnamon, anise and pepper spice.
— S.H.
(3/1/2009)
Stevenot 2005 Gran Reserve Zinfandel (Calaveras County)
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- $45
This is the most expensive Stevenot Zin I’ve ever had. It’s also the ripest and the best. It’s the kind of Foothills Zin that rides on horseback into the mouth, puts up the Zin flag, and declares ownership. Juicy and fruit-driven, it showcases flamboyant blackberry, cassis, cherry, balsamic, soy, sweet leather and spice flavors and a tough, resilient layer of…
— S.H.
(11/1/2007)
Stevenot 2000 Gabriel Cabernet Sauvignon (Calaveras County)
- Editors' Choice
- $25
Quite an interesting Cab with lots to like. Rich in currants and blackberries, with a feel that borders on chalky cocoa. Smooth; finishes sweet in fruit and oak.
— S.H.
(10/1/2005)
Stevenot 2001 Merlot (Calaveras County)
- Best Buy
- $12
This is a nice, smooth Merlot that lives up to its reputation as the soft Cabernet. It’s fruity in blackberry, cherry and coffee flavors, and spicy. On the finish, cassis, pure and true.
— S.H.
(10/1/2005)
Stevenot 2006 Gran Reserva Muscat Canelli (Calaveras County)
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- $15
With 11.3% residual sugar, this is a very sweet wine whose honeyed richness, balanced with crisp acidity, is wedded to ripe pineapple, pear and vanilla flavors. A delicious combination.
— S.H.
(3/1/2008)
Stevenot 2006 Persuasion Verdelho (California)
- Best Buy
- $11
Stevenot has tinkered with Verdelho for years, and the work is paying off. This is a wonderful wine that fills a much needed niche in California whites. It’s dry and crisp in the way of Sauvignon Blanc or Pinot Grigio, but incredibly rich in flavors of honeysuckle flowers, peaches, pineapples and vanilla cream, with a steely minerality that makes the finish bracing…
— S.H.
(11/15/2007)
Stevenot 2001 Cabernet Sauvignon (Calaveras County)
- Best Buy
- $12
Textbook Cabernet, with pure cassis and black currant flavors, very dry, and the tannins are smooth and polished. Oak adds smoke, toast and a woody sweetness. A little soft in acids, but it sure is good.
— S.H.
(10/1/2005)
Stevenot 2007 Verdelho (California)
- $14
Stevenot has a good record at producing this stainless-steel-fermented wine. It’s a savory, complex white, with high acidity framing honeyed flavors of Meyer lemons, limes, papayas, pine tar, slate and vanilla, with a hint of petrol. That sweet-tart tension makes the wine the perfect foil for Asian fusion fare.
— S.H.
(10/1/2008)
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