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Trefethen 2005 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon (Oak Knoll)
- Cellar Selection
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- $100
This is nearly perfect, a massive, monumental wine whose sheer power is matched only by its grace and refinement. The flavors of blackberries, cassis, dark chocolate, buttered toast and cedar flood the mouth, tightly controlled by firm tannins and good acidity. Decant for several hours if you open it now, but better to give it 6–10 years in the bottle.
— S.H.
(4/1/2010)
Trefethen 2005 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon (Oak Knoll)
- Cellar Selection
- Online Exclusive
- $50
A monumental Cabernet that succeeds on every level. It’s deep, dark and ultrarich, showing massive blackberries, black currants, dark chocolate, violets, minerals and a touch of sweet, smoky oak. Beyond the flavors is the dramatic structure, with fabulously ripe, dense tannins and a bone-dry, long finish. Surely a tremendous wine capable of long-term aging. Try…
— S.H.
(4/1/2010)
Trefethen 2008 Dragon's Tooth Red Wine (Napa Valley)
- $75
This vintage the wine is comprised of Malbec, Cabernet and Petit Verdot. It’s a deeper, darker, richer wine than the ’07, with which it was co-released, and equally high-scoring. Almost sweetly jammy in black cherries, raspberries, cola and caramelized oak, it’s rescued by firm tannins and a finish that dries it out in minerals and spices. Now–2016.
— S.H.
(7/1/2011)
Trefethen 2007 Dragon's Tooth Red Wine (Napa Valley)
- $75
Unusually blended from all five Bordeaux varieties with Malbec dominating, this is a wonderfully, rich, complex wine. It shows jammy blackberry and plum flavors, with spice and cocoa overtones and firm, ripe tannins. The finish is dry and long. An impressive introductory wine from Trefethen, off the estate vineyard.
— S.H.
(7/1/2011)
Trefethen 2007 Merlot (Oak Knoll)
- Editors' Choice
- $35
Easily one of the best Napa Valley Merlots out there. The cool vintage and southerly valley origins have played a role in giving a firm, dry structure to the cherry, currant, olive, mushu plum sauce and herb flavors. A quality wine, distinctive and complex, and for the price, a relative value.
— S.H.
(3/1/2011)
Trefethen 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon (Oak Knoll)
- $55
A great, upscale wine to drink now with the best you can pair it with. It shows classic Napa character, with firm, dry tannins, fine acidity and blackberry and black currant flavors. It’s almost entirely Cabernet Sauvignon, with tiny additions of other Bordeaux varieties. Give it a good decant, or cellar it for 5–7 years and see what happens.
— S.H.
(3/1/2011)
Trefethen 2001 Late Harvest Riesling (Napa Valley)
- $40
Lush and creamy on the palate, the wine shows great balance of sweetness and acidity, with rich apricot, peach, melon and spice flavors that finish with a glorious, lemony edge. Really delightful.
— J.M.
(12/31/2003)
Trefethen 2008 Dry Riesling (Oak Knoll)
- Editors' Choice
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- $22
Like it says, this Riesling is bone dry. It’s also crisp in acidity, with a tang of minerals and steel. It gains richness from a rich core of lemon, lime and orange citrus flavors, and possesses that note of diesel that a fine, cool climate Riesling shows. Should develop over the next six years.
— S.H.
(3/1/2011)
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