by Ray Johnson | Nov 29, 2009 | Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Lake County
Six Sigma, Lake County, Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 There’s a freshness to this Cabernet that focuses on blueberries and cherries, with the intensity of black currants fashioned into Cassis. The fruit is so available that you might suspect that this wine is younger...
by Ray Johnson | Oct 16, 2009 | California, Lake County, Sauvignon Blanc
Bell, Lake County, Sauvignon Blanc 2007 This wine speaks of grapefruit, crisp and refreshing. The grapes are all Sauvignon Blanc grown in the Rosenthal Vineyard in southern Lake. The wine was made exclusively in stainless. Cellared and bottled in Yountville 12.5% $15...
by Ray Johnson | Jul 31, 2009 | California, Chardonnay, Clear Lake, Lake County, Mendocino County, Merlot
Like Rosenblum Cellars on the San Francisco Bay, you can literally arrive by boat when you visit Ceago Vinegarden. The estate takes its name from a Pomo Indian word and is pronounced in the same way as Diego. It is situated in a gem of a spot on the northeastern shore...
by Ray Johnson | Jul 31, 2009 | California, Grenache, Lake County, Tempranillo
With the 2005 vintage, Byron Kosuge is fully in charge of the winemaking at Tejada. In June we sampled the 05s with Ibo Tejada and his family at their estate in Lake County. The estate is noted for its focus on the grapes of Spain, cultivated organically. Tejada, Lake...
by Ray Johnson | Jul 28, 2009 | California, Guenoc Valley, Lake County, Petite Sirah
Guenoc, Guenoc Valley, Serpentine Meadow, Reserve, Petite Sirah 2000 In the nose there is black fruit and toffee, prunes and chocolate. In the mouth the tannins have simmered down while the acidity has remained taut, framing a cranberry-like fruit – very nice 9...
by Ray Johnson | Jul 28, 2009 | California, Clear Lake, Lake County, Sauvignon Blanc
Ceago Vinegarden, Clear Lake, Kathleen’s Vineyard, Estate Grown, Sauvignon Blanc 2007 The nose assertively expresses gooseberries and herbaceousness when first opened and continues with stone fruits. In the mouth it is crisp and clean and reminiscent of fresh...
