Wine Archive - The Internet Wine Catalog http://thewinearchive.com The Internet Wine Catalog Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Coho Merlot Napa Valley Michael Black Vineyard http://thewinearchive.com/2010/08/03/Coho-Merlot-Napa-Valley-Michael-Black-Vineyard/11703 http://thewinearchive.com/2010/08/03/Coho-Merlot-Napa-Valley-Michael-Black-Vineyard/11703#comments Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0000 admin
  • Provenance Merlot Napa Valley Three Palms Vineyard
  • Napa Smith Merlot Napa Valley
  • Robert Mondavi Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Reserve
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    Richly structured yet dense and complex. Offers appealing aromas of red currant, thyme and pencil lead, with layered black cherry and toasty mocha-oak flavors that deftly balance bold fruit and firm tannins. Drink now through 2015. 315 cases made. TF
    Year: 2006
    Score: 93
    Price: $65
    Country: California
    Region: Napa

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    ]]>     http://thewinearchive.com/2010/08/03/Coho-Merlot-Napa-Valley-Michael-Black-Vineyard/11703/feed 0     Ehlers Estate Merlot St. Helena http://thewinearchive.com/2010/08/03/Ehlers-Estate-Merlot-St-Helena/11702 http://thewinearchive.com/2010/08/03/Ehlers-Estate-Merlot-St-Helena/11702#comments Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0000 admin
  • Ehlers Estate Cabernet Sauvignon St. Helena
  • Ehlers Estate One Twenty Over Eighty St. Helena
  • Ehlers Estate Cabernet Sauvignon St. Helena 1886
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    Ripe and a little showy, with seductive red currant and toasty oak aromas and soft black cherry, spice and mocha flavors. Drink now through 2014. 2,132 cases made. TF
    Year: 2006
    Score: 89
    Price: $45
    Country: California
    Region: Napa

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    ]]>     http://thewinearchive.com/2010/08/03/Ehlers-Estate-Merlot-St-Helena/11702/feed 0     Bravante Merlot Howell Mountain http://thewinearchive.com/2010/08/03/Bravante-Merlot-Howell-Mountain/11701 http://thewinearchive.com/2010/08/03/Bravante-Merlot-Howell-Mountain/11701#comments Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0000 admin
  • Bravante Trio Howell Mountain
  • Beringer Merlot Howell Mountain Bancroft Ranch Vineyard
  • D-Cubed Cellars Zinfandel Howell Mountain
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    A soft and supple texture masks a nicely structured core of red currant, espresso and loamy earth flavors Appealing black cherry and spice aromas. Drink now through 2013. 330 cases made. TF
    Year: 2006
    Score: 88
    Price: $42
    Country: California
    Region: Napa

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    ]]>     http://thewinearchive.com/2010/08/03/Bravante-Merlot-Howell-Mountain/11701/feed 0     Bravante Trio Howell Mountain http://thewinearchive.com/2010/08/03/Bravante-Trio-Howell-Mountain/11700 http://thewinearchive.com/2010/08/03/Bravante-Trio-Howell-Mountain/11700#comments Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0000 admin
  • Bravante Merlot Howell Mountain
  • Realm The Tempest Napa Valley
  • Paraduxx Postmark Howell Mountain
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    Richly structured yet tightly wound at the core. Offers floral, toasty mocha and blackberry aromas, with layered currant, loamy mineral and roasted herb flavors. Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. Best from 2011 through 2016. 550 cases made. TF
    Year: 2006
    Score: 90
    Price: $42
    Country: California
    Region: Napa

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    ]]>     http://thewinearchive.com/2010/08/03/Bravante-Trio-Howell-Mountain/11700/feed 0     Shafer Hillside Select Stags Leap District http://thewinearchive.com/2010/08/03/Shafer-Hillside-Select-Stags-Leap-District/11699 http://thewinearchive.com/2010/08/03/Shafer-Hillside-Select-Stags-Leap-District/11699#comments Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0000 admin
  • Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon Stags Leap District Hillside Select
  • Shafer Firebreak Stags Leap District
  • Chimney Rock Elevage Stags Leap District
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    Generous ripe plum, black cherry and currant flavors are supple and focused, complex and balanced. Full-bodied and focused, ending with a long, layered finish that picks up anise, cedar and mineral notes. Cabernet Sauvignon. Tasted three times, with consistent notes. Drink now through 2018. 2,400 cases made. JL
    Year: 2005
    Score: 92
    Price: $215
    Country: California
    Region: Napa

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    ]]>     http://thewinearchive.com/2010/08/03/Shafer-Hillside-Select-Stags-Leap-District/11699/feed 0     St. Francis Red Sonoma County http://thewinearchive.com/2010/08/03/St-Francis-Red-Sonoma-County/11698 http://thewinearchive.com/2010/08/03/St-Francis-Red-Sonoma-County/11698#comments Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0000 admin
  • St. Francis Red Sonoma County
  • St. Francis Merlot Sonoma County Wild Oak
  • St. Francis Zinfandel Sonoma County Old Vines Tres Viejos
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    Refined and easy to drink, with red currant and toasty dill aromas and sleek cherry, bittersweet chocolate and spice flavors. Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Zinfandel. Drink now through 2012. 60,000 cases made. TF
    Year: 2006
    Score: 87
    Price: $12
    Country: California
    Region: Sonoma

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    ]]>     http://thewinearchive.com/2010/08/03/St-Francis-Red-Sonoma-County/11698/feed 0     Showket Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville http://thewinearchive.com/2010/08/03/Showket-Cabernet-Sauvignon-Oakville/11697 http://thewinearchive.com/2010/08/03/Showket-Cabernet-Sauvignon-Oakville/11697#comments Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0000 admin
  • Stanton Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville
  • Swanson Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville Schmidt Ranch
  • Gargiulo Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville 575 OVX
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    Rich, complex and full-bodied, with supple tiers of black cherry, plum and currant woven together with anise, spice and cedary cigar box notes, ending in a smooth, graceful finish. Drink now through 2016. 920 cases made. JL
    Year: 2007
    Score: 92
    Price: $70
    Country: California
    Region: Napa

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    ]]>     http://thewinearchive.com/2010/08/03/Showket-Cabernet-Sauvignon-Oakville/11697/feed 0     St. Francis Merlot Sonoma County Wild Oak http://thewinearchive.com/2010/08/03/St-Francis-Merlot-Sonoma-County-Wild-Oak/11696 http://thewinearchive.com/2010/08/03/St-Francis-Merlot-Sonoma-County-Wild-Oak/11696#comments Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0000 admin
  • St. Francis Zinfandel Sonoma County Old Vines Tres Viejos
  • St. Francis Cabernet Sauvignon Sonoma County Wild Oak
  • St. Francis Chardonnay Sonoma County Wild Oak
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    Shows good structure and focus, with plum and pencil lead aromas and sleek black currant, cedar and spicy dill flavors. Drink now through 2014. 2,300 cases made. TF
    Year: 2005
    Score: 88
    Price: $35
    Country: California
    Region: Sonoma

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    ]]>     http://thewinearchive.com/2010/08/03/St-Francis-Merlot-Sonoma-County-Wild-Oak/11696/feed 0     Amuse Bouche Napa Valley http://thewinearchive.com/2010/08/03/Amuse-Bouche-Napa-Valley/11695 http://thewinearchive.com/2010/08/03/Amuse-Bouche-Napa-Valley/11695#comments Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0000 admin
  • Realm The Tempest Napa Valley
  • Blackbird Contrarian Napa Valley
  • Beaulieu Vineyard Tapestry Reserve Napa Valley
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    Supple and beautifully layered, with black cherry and toasty vanilla aromas and currant, spice and roasted sage flavors that start delicately and then build to a rich, ripely tannic finish. Merlot and Cabernet Franc. Drink now through 2015. 500 cases made. TF
    Year: 2007
    Score: 91
    Price: $200
    Country: California
    Region: Napa

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  • Miner The Oracle Napa Valley
  • Realm The Absurd Napa Valley
  • Stephanie Napa Valley
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    Big, expressive and ripe, with a complex core of fruit. Aromas of red currant, toasty vanilla and spice with layers of intense blackberry, roasted herb and mocha flavors that build to dense, dry tannins. Merlot, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. Best from 2011 through 2015. 213 cases made. TF
    Year: 2006
    Score: 92
    Price: $75
    Country: California
    Region: Napa

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