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Topel 1999 Cabernet Sauvignon (Mendocino)

Price $45

Attractive aromas of cedar and blueberries are layered with pine and tar. Flavors of toasted almond, milk chocolate and juicy blueberries make this full-bodied yet elegant. —C.S. — C.S. (5/1/2002)

Topel 1997 Hidden Vineyard Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon (Mendocino)

Price $45

Opens with bright, tart fruit displaying berry, cherry and rhubarb qualities. This north-country candidate has good scale and mouthfeel. Berry, earth and leather flavors, smooth dry tannins, and a dusty earth note on the finish close out this medium-weight and balanced offering. Drink now through 2008. — W.E. (11/1/2000)

Topel 2001 Cabernet Sauvignon (Mendocino)

Price $34

Much work evidently went into crafting this wine. It’s intense in black currant flavors, with a beautiful polish of chocolate and green olive. The tannins are softly rich. There’s good balancing acidity, and a sweet jacket of spicy oak. This is a Mendocino Cab worth watching. — S.H. (12/1/2005)

Topel 2002 Cuvée Donnis Syrah (Monterey)

Price $25

Smells a bit green—mint or dill perhaps—as well as fruity. Big, vibrant blackberry and black currant flavors follow up on the palate, finishing crisp and clean. — W.E. (9/1/2005)

Prominent Designations

Cuvée Donnis Hidden Vineyard Reserve

Most Reviewed Varietals

Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz/Syrah

Most Reviewed Regions

Mendocino Monterey

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