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Vino V 2008 Solomon Hills Chardonnay (Santa Maria Valley)
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- $32
Elegantly structured, a delicate wine with mineral and saline flavors. Yet it’s rich in golden mangoes, Key limes and smoky oak. Shows how good a low-alcohol Chardonnay can be in the right hands. Should develop over the next 4 years.
— S.H.
(10/1/2011)
Vino V 2004 White Hawk Vineyard Syrah (Santa Barbara County)
- $45
Tastes very dry and hard in tannins despite being well more than four years of age. But there’s a heart of ripe black currants and blackberries that suggests ageability. Could throw sediment and turn generous with a few more years in the bottle.
— S.H.
(7/1/2009)
Vino V 2006 Solomon Hills Vineyard Chardonnay (Santa Maria Valley)
- $32
This powerfully ripe, direct Chardonnay shows massive flavors of pineapples, nectarines, green apples, vanilla and oaky buttered toast, brightened with crisp, coastal acidity. Nice with scallops in a saffron and coconut cream sauce.
— S.H.
(7/1/2009)
Vino V 2005 Solomon Hills Vineyard Pinot Noir (Santa Maria Valley)
- $45
A very good wine from a vineyard within view of the chilly Pacific. Shows cool-climate acidity and long hangtime flavors of cherries, black raspberries, cola, mocha and spice, wrapped into a dry, silky mouthfeel.
— S.H.
(7/1/2009)
Vino V 2005 White Hawk Vineyard Syrah (Santa Barbara County)
- $45
Smells funky, with sweaty leather aromas, although you’ll also find varietal notes of the grape. Tastes all right, with blackberries, currants, leather and mocha that are wrapped into firm tannins.
— S.H.
(7/1/2009)
Vino V 2005 Confundido Red (Santa Barbara County)
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- $28
Acidic and harsh, with sweet and sour flavors of cherries and mocha, this wine has the benefit of dryness. Drink now.
— S.H.
(7/1/2009)
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