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Toogood 2005 Herbert Zinfandel (El Dorado)

Price $30

The front label of this wine bears the name of the winemaker, Marco Capelli, who achieved fame at Swanson, the Napa Valley winery. The wine has the briary, peppery, rustic nature of many Sierra Foothills Zins, but has a balance and elegance that show true coastal sensibilities. The flavors range from fresh blackberry jam and black licorice to bacon, cloves… — S.H. (7/1/2008)

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Toogood 2005 Petite Sirah (El Dorado)

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Price $24

Cabernet-philes who want to experiment with Petite Sirah will find this a rewarding entry wine. It shows the variety’s firm, punchy tannins, full-bodied muscularity, and deeply extracted black currant, plum, carob, coffee, pepper and cedar flavors that are powerful and long-lasting. Yet beyond the brawn is elegance and finesse. Drink now through 2010. — S.H. (7/1/2008)

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Toogood 2005 Cabernet Franc (El Dorado)

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Price $30

This is a big red wine that packs a whallop. It has the majestic rusticity of Petite Sirah, yet with a Bordeauxesque nobility that makes it elegant. With a briary taste of blackberries, black currants, mocha, pepper and violets, it might gain a little complexity with a few years in the cellar. — S.H. (7/1/2008)

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Toogood 2005 Buchert Vineyard Malbec (El Dorado)

Price $28

An impressively dark, powerfully structured and deeply flavored wine, this Malbec brims with explosive blackberry, black currant, crushed peppercorn and leather flavors. With its big-time tannins and dry, balanced mouthfeel, it’s a great wine for steak. — S.H. (7/1/2008)

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Buchert Vineyard Herbert

Most Reviewed Varietals

Cabernet Franc Malbec Petite Sirah Zinfandel

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This is a lush, heady wine that’s full bodied and dry, with massive…

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