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Turnbull 2009 Estate Grown Black Label Cabernet Sauvignon (Oakville)

Price $100

This best-of-barrels blend shows the powerful tannins and dryness that mark all of Turnbull’s 2009 Cabernets. It’s a huge wine, powerful and concentrated in blackberries, black currants and sweet dark chocolate, with notes of spices on the long, dry finish. Drink it now, with the best beef entrée you can find. It should slowly develop bottle-age characteristics… — S.H. (3/1/2013)

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Turnbull 2009 Leopoldina Cabernet Sauvignon (Oakville)

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Price $75

To call this Cabernet massive is an understatement. This is packed with blackberry and black currant flavors, complexed with dark licorice and dark chocolate notes, with a swirl of cinnamon spice on the finish. It’s so powerful and delicious, you’ll be tempted to drink it now, but don’t. The tannins are very strong; the wine is very dry; and it will easily reward… — S.H. (3/1/2013)

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Turnbull 2007 Fortuna Vineyard Merlot (Oakville)

Price $55

One of the best Merlots of the vintage. Does what Merlot’s supposed to do, flatter the palate with soft, voluptuous richness. Blackberry pie, red cherry, currant, licorice, mocha, bacon and pepper flavors flood the mouth, leading to a long, spicy finish. Defines the opulent, cult style of California Merlot. — S.H. (3/1/2012)

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Turnbull 2009 Amoenus Cabernet Sauvignon (Calistoga)

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Price $75

Stash this Cabernet in the cellar and forget about it for at least six years. Right now, the blackberry, black currant, cherry, herb and sweet cedar flavors are swamped in hard tannins. The structure is immaculate, though, and all signs point to successful future development. — S.H. (3/1/2013)

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Turnbull 2008 Leopoldina Cabernet Sauvignon (Oakville)

Price $75

A single-vineyard wine whose grapes evidently were allowed to get very ripe. Caberent doesn’t get much richer than this, with massive waves of blackberries, black cherries, currants, dark chocolate and minty oak. Earns extra points for the elegance of its tannin structure. Drink now–2015. — S.H. (3/1/2012)

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Turnbull 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)

Price $40

With a fair degree of new French oak, this lovely wine has a toasty, cedary edge that meshes well with the underlying fruit. Small amounts of Syrah, Cab Franc and Merlot bring a lighter, red cherry note to Cab’s deeper, darker blackberries and currants. Very stylish and sophisticated wine. — S.H. (10/1/2006)

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Turnbull 2010 Estate Grown Cabernet Sauvignon (Oakville)

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Price $60

Rich and flashy in the way of Oakville Cabernet, this shows ripe tannin structure and perfect acidity. The blackberry, black currant and licorice flavors finish thoroughly dry, long and classy. Drink now or age for a couple years. — S.H. (3/1/2013)

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Turnbull 2008 Amoenus Cabernet Sauvignon (Calistoga)

Price $75

The extra heat of Calistoga shows in this wine’s softness, which limits its ageability. On the other hand, it’s supremely ripe in blackberries, cherries, currants and milk chocolate, while oak adds elaborate layers of buttered toast and caramel. Drink now–2015. — S.H. (3/1/2012)

Most Reviewed Designations

Amoenus Black Label Black Label Estate Grown Estate Grown Estate Grown Black Label Fortuna Fortuna Vineyard Leopoldina Old Bull Red Wine

Most Reviewed Varietals

Bordeaux-style Red Blend Cabernet Franc Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Petite Sirah Red Blend Sangiovese Sauvignon Blanc Syrah Viognier

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