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White Oak 2007 Napa Reserve Red (Napa Valley)
- Cellar Selection
- Online Exclusive
- $50
Very deeply flavored, with fine, ripe blackberry, black currant and cedar flavors, anchored with an earthy minerality. The finish is thoroughly dry. Yet it’s also a very tannic wine, with a bracing, but fierce, mouthfeel that suggests time in the cellar. Better after 2013.
— S.H.
(8/1/2010)
White Oak 2006 Syrah (Napa Valley)
- Editors' Choice
- $26
A big, dry, immature wine, firm in acids and tannins, whose strong black pepper notes add to its tart pungency. Underneath all that are immaculate blackberry and roasted meat flavors. Impressive for the price, and should develop bottle complexity over the next six years.
— S.H.
(5/1/2011)
White Oak 2000 Merlot (Alexander Valley)
- $28
From a small estate vineyard, a dark purple wine that stains the glass. This visual clue suggests the density of the extract, but can’t convey the soft, hedonistic tannins. It’s austere now, the farthest thing from a fruit bomb, suggesting earth, tart berry skins and herbs. Doesn’t have the stuffing for the long haul, but is so well structured, it would be perfect…
— S.H.
(11/15/2002)
White Oak 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)
- Editors' Choice
- $26
The aroma alone suggests a well-ripened, classically structured Cabernet, and the wine doesn’t let you down. It’s dry and delicious, with cassis and fine oak flavors, and lush, smooth tannins.
— S.H.
(3/1/2006)
White Oak 2006 Chardonnay (Russian River Valley)
- $22
The ’06 shows a return to ripeness. It’s lush in pineapple and mango fruit, and the rich overlay of oak adds complexing notes of smoke, vanilla and wood spice.
— S.H.
(6/1/2008)
White Oak 2004 Reserve Red (Alexander Valley)
- $50
A blend of the two Cabernets and Merlot, it’s dry and elegant, with new oak flavors framing blackberry, plum, herb, cedar and spice flavors. Decant now, or cellar for up to eight years to let the tannins mellow.
— S.H.
(6/1/2007)
White Oak 2001 Merlot (Napa Valley)
- $24
Balanced, soft and feminine, with generous blackcurrant, cassis and olive flavors. Feels plush on the palate, with an easy but complex structure. Tannins kick in on the finish. Best now through 2006.
— S.H.
(6/1/2004)
White Oak 1999 Chardonnay (Russian River Valley)
- $17
Unusually ripe and forward even for this vintage, this massive wine explodes with tropical fruit, spice and vanilla aromas and flavors, generously framed in oak. It has the usual slight residual sugar that’s in fashion now, but retains balance and finesse through the long finish. —S.H.
— S.H.
(5/1/2002)
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