92
points
Used Automobile Parts 2002 Red Table Wine (Napa Valley)
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$50
From Don Sebastiani and Sons, known for inexpensive value wines, comes this first release. Don’t let the weird name fool you, this is a serious Napa Bordeaux, mostly Merlot but with the other four varieties. There’s a smoked leather scent hovering over the blackberry, mocha, root beer and oak, and once in the mouth, the wine is exceptionally smooth. Drink now…
— S.H.
(9/1/2006)
91
points
Used Automobile Parts 2004 Red (Napa Valley)
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$50
The question is whether or not this wine will age, for it sure is tannic. Burns from entry to exit, and it’s not the alcohol, which is modest. It’s a very ripe, fruity Bordeaux blend, brimming with blackberry, cherry, licorice and cola flavors, and is flat-out delicious, except for those astringent tannins. Give it until sometime in 2008, and it should drink well…
— S.H.
(4/1/2008)