by Ray Johnson | Oct 30, 2009 | Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Diamond Mountain District, Napa Valley
Stonegate, Diamond Mountain District, Napa Valley, Spaulding Vineyard, Reserve, Cabernet Sauvignon 2004 This wine delivers chocolate wrapped in black fruits with a healthy dusting of oak on a big structure. The acidity carries the flavors a long way and while this...
by Ray Johnson | Oct 30, 2009 | California, Napa Valley, Zinfandel
Howell Mountain Vineyards, Napa Valley, Bear & Lion, Old Vine, Zinfandel 2006 The fruit in the nose has a very fresh grape juice quality with a note of blackberry liqueur. In the mouth the wine is jammy, soft and light with warmth underneath. Cellared and bottled...
by Ray Johnson | Oct 30, 2009 | Cabernet Franc, California, Napa Valley
McKenzie-Mueller, Napa Valley, Estate Bottled, Cabernet Franc 2005 The black fruit in the nose is very sweet smelling, with notes of pencil shavings and cedar. In the mouth it is light to medium-bodied with a sense of vanilla and chalky tannins in the background....
by Ray Johnson | Oct 30, 2009 | California, Carneros, Chardonnay, Napa Valley
V. Sattui Winery, Napa Valley, Los Carneros, Chardonnay 2007 The oak is quite prominent in the nose, freshly split, with notes of tropical fruit, bananas and coconut. In the mouth the oak continues, with a healthy dash of butter on top of the tropically-themed fruits....
by Ray Johnson | Oct 30, 2009 | California, Napa Valley, Sauvignon Blanc
The Seventy-Five Wine Company, Napa Valley, Sauvignon Blanc 2007 The nose on this wine packs some punch. Give it a bit of air to blow off the reductive character and then you can focus on the gooseberries, freshly mown grass and citrus. In the mouth it is quite...
