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Tamber Bey 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon (Oakville)
- Editors' Choice
- $50
There’s an intense cherry-cocoa flavor, accented by the finest spicy, smoky oak, that makes this wine irresistibly seductive right from the get-go. It’s distinguished by finely ground, sweet tannins and an oaky-creamy mouthfeel, and finishes dry and long. Defines the Oakville style of grace and power.
— S.H.
(8/1/2006)
Tamber Bey 2005 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon (Oakville)
- $65
Made in the modern Napa style, this Cab shows very ripe fruit, soft acids, buttery tannins and quite a bit of smoky new oak. The combination tastes like a blackberry and cherry pastry, with the sweet crust, but the finish is dry. Should do interesting things over the next six to eight years.
— S.H.
(12/15/2008)
Tamber Bey 2009 Deux Chevaux Vineyard Rabicano Red (Yountville)
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- $53
Lots of blackberry, plum, currant and oak flavors in this classic Bordeaux blend. It’s so ripe, it’s almost sweet, except that the finish is thoroughly dry, with a stimulating scour of tannins and citrusy acids. Right now it’s direct and not very complex, leading to the question of ageability. All indications are that it’s not a wine you want to cellar, so drink up.
— S.H.
(4/1/2012)
Tamber Bey 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon (Oakville)
- $50
Made in a less ripe style than many of its neighbors, which makes it something of an outlier in Oakville, this Cab is a bit herbal and tightly wound in acids and tannins. It could be an ager. Try holding until 2007.
— S.H.
(11/1/2005)
Tamber Bey 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon (Oakville)
- $60
Very, very ripe, with blackberry flavors that veer into currants and almost into raisins. Yet the wine remains dry and balanced. The tannins are thick and sturdy, the acidity keen and sharp. Obviously youthful, this wine will benefit from short-term aging. Best after 2007.
— S.H.
(7/1/2007)
Tamber Bey 2009 Deux Chevaux Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (Yountville)
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- $42
Ever since Tamber Bey made the switch from Oakville fruit to their vineyard in Yountville, their Cabernets have dropped in quality. This ’09 is dry, tannic and uninteresting, with a harshness that makes it difficult to appreciate the blackberry and cherry fruit.
— S.H.
(4/1/2012)
Tamber Bey 2006 Deux Chevaux Vineyard Chardonnay (Yountville)
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- $40
Sweet new oak and jammy tropical fruit co-star in this Chard, offering immediate gratification but little complexity or follow-through. Needs a defter, more sensitive hand, especially at this price.
— S.H.
(12/15/2008)
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