Vina Robles
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Vina Robles 2006 Jardine Petite Sirah (Paso Robles)
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- $26
This bottling has been variable over the years, but with the ’06, Vina Robles seizes full command of Petite Sirah. Shows a classically thick, full-bodied texture, with dark currant, plum and licorice flavors edged with baker’s chocolate. Fully dry, it’s marvelous now with tri-tip, and should age for many years.
— S.H.
(3/1/2009)
Vina Robles 2007 Jardine Petite Sirah (Paso Robles)
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- $26
A tremendous Petite Sirah, among the finest from Paso Robles. It’s a big wine, with massive flavors of blackberries, currants, leather, mocha and smoky oak, with an ultralong, spicy finish. Yet the wine is totally dry, with refined, silky tannins. Yes, the alcohol’s high, but it’s completely balanced. Best now and through the next decade.
— S.H.
(12/31/2009)
Vina Robles 2006 Signature Red (Paso Robles)
- $39
Softly tannic and creamy, and bone dry, with black and red cherry, red currant, cinnamon, cocoa, bacon, black pepper and violet notes that have a pleasantly bitter bite on the finish. This complex wine gets better as it breathes in the glass. It’s a blend of Petit Verdot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah.
— S.H.
(10/1/2009)
Vina Robles 2003 Jardine Petite Sirah (Paso Robles)
- Editors' Choice
- $26
This is Pet in all its full-bodied glory. It’s a dark, rich wine, stuffed with enormous plum, black currant, coffee and bitter chocolate flavors that finish absolutely dry. Despite the size, it achieves balance and harmony. This is one of the best Petite Sirahs I’ve had this year. Good now, and should hold for at least a decade.
— S.H.
(7/1/2006)
Vina Robles 2007 Suendero Red (Paso Robles)
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- $49
A little soft in acidity, in the way of Paso wines, but with just-in-time zest and tannins that give the flavors some structure. Mainly Cabernet Sauvignon, with 14% Petit Verdot, the wine is dry and rich, with blackberry, currant, cola, dark chocolate, violet, anise and cedar flavors. One of the more complex Bordeaux-style wines from this area. Drink now.
— S.H.
(12/1/2010)
Vina Robles 2009 Chardonnay (Monterey)
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- $19
Just when this Chard seems simple and sweet, the fruit is overtaken by acidity and minerality, taking the tangerine, lime and mango flavors to the next level and making the wine complex and fascinating. Shows how exceptional winemaking can result in exceptional wine.
— S.H.
(3/1/2011)
Vina Robles 2007 Syrée Syrah-Petite Sirah (Paso Robles)
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- $39
Shows enormous complexity of flavor, a wine that really impresses for its myriad blackberry, cherry, currant, cola, grilled meat, sautéed mushroom, violet and chocolate flavors. If the structure were more firm, it would be a perfect wine. But this is Paso Robles, where the wines will always be soft. A blend of Syrah and Petite Sirah.
— S.H.
(12/1/2010)
Vina Robles 2005 Suendero Red (Paso Robles)
- $49
This is a new Meritage-style bottling from Vina Robles, a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot, and it’s quite a serious wine. It’s marked by dryness, firm tannins, elegant currant and blackberry flavors, smoothly integrated new oak and a solid structure. Shows a marked contrast to the soft, melted quality of cult Cabs and should develop for a couple years.
— S.H.
(11/1/2008)
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