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Ramey 2019 Chardonnay Hyde Vineyard Carneros Napa Valley California
Wine Enthusiast 98 Rating
From the great site—a marriage made in heaven with this producer—this wine is vibrant in lemon peel and tangerine. Fresh, focused and complex in structure, it presents a richness of Asian pear and spiced oak that develops as it opens on the midpalate. Lush and weighty, this wine has been made since 1996.
St Cosme 2017 Saint Joseph Rouge Northern Rhone Valley France
Jeb Dunnuck 93 Rating
The 2017 Saint Joseph offers another level of class and purity. Beautiful blackberry, black raspberries, cured meats, and pepper notes give way to a medium to full-bodied Saint Joseph that has subtle oak, a seamless texture, and fine tannins. Its going to benefit from 2-4 years of bottle age.
Herman Story 2020 Casual Encounters Central Coast California
Jeb Dunnuck 94 Rating
More Mourvèdre-dominated, the 2020 Casual Encounters is a blend of 58% Mourvèdre, 34% Syrah, and 8% Grenache. Blackberries, smoked meats, licorice, and candlewax are just some of the notions here, and it’s a full-bodied, mouth-filling, opulent red offering ripe tannins, plenty of mid-palate depth, and a great finish. This is a classic Russell From style of red that will keep for 7-8 years.
Long Shadows 2019 Pedestal Merlot Columbia Valley Washington State
Jeb Dunnuck 94 Rating
The 2019 Merlot Pedestal (75% Merlot, 21% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 4% Malbec) is terrific, with a plump, round, medium to full-bodied style offering decadent Merlot red and black cherry fruit as well as notes of tobacco leaf, damp earth, and spicey aromas and flavors. It shows the cooler style of the vintage with its elegant, streamlined texture, is perfectly balanced, and will certainly keep for 10-15 years.
Neyers Vineyards 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Neyers Ranch Conn Valley Napa California
Wine Spectator 93 Rating
This has the profile of the vintage down pat, delivering a beam of focused and dense cassis, plum and black cherry reduction notes that cruise along, while flashes of alder and sweet tobacco peek through. Ripe and solid, with a harnessed feel throughout.
Buoncristiani 2017 O.P.C. Red Blend Napa Valley California
Jeb Dunnuck 93 Rating
The 2017 Red Blend O.P.C. checks in as a blend of 25% Cabernet Sauvignon, 38% Syrah, 20% Malbec, 12% Merlot, and 5% Petit Verdot brought up in 60% new French oak. It has a complex, nuanced style in its mulled plums, black tea, peppery herbs, and orange blossom aroma and flavors. Medium to full-bodied, rich and beautifully textured on the palate, with ripe, mouthcoating tannins, it’s another terrific 2017 from this team that will evolve for a solid 10-15 years, that is, if you can keep your hands off bottles.
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