94
points
Whitehall Lane 2005 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)
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$75
Made from 100% Cab, this wine pours inky black, and feels softly ripe in the mouth, with pie-filling blackberries, cherries, mocha, plums, tobacco and sweet dusty spices. Shows a tannic astringency that strongly suggests cellaring, although it’s flashy now. Best after 2011 and beyond.
— S.H.
(5/1/2009)
93
points
Whitehall Lane 2001 Merlot (Napa Valley)
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$26
Soft, gentle and seductive, with its cherry-chocolate, sweet green olive, vanilla and pecan pie flavors wowing the palate. Best of all are the tannins, which are rich and fine. They provide structure, while being sweet themselves. What a sensational Merlot. It deserves the best food you can rustle up.
— S.H.
(12/15/2004)
92
points
Whitehall Lane 2006 Merlot (Napa Valley)
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$28
A beautiful Merlot, noble and classic. It doesn’t have the stuffing for cellaring, but is absolutely lovely now, with fine, brisk tannins framing flavors of cherries, herbs and sweet oak, and a lingering finish. Easy to find, with 12,100 cases produced.
— S.H.
(12/1/2009)