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2012 Anemoi Wines “Apeliotes” Red Blend

David Honig
Wine Reviews
1 min read
Cabernet, Syrah, and Petite Verdot. Oh my! The Cabernet is most aromatic, with blackcurrant wafting up from the glass first, followed by black pepper and black plum. Syrah takes equal billing with Cabernet on the palate. Blackberries match blackcurrant, pepper underlies everything. It sweetens a bit on the mid-palate, adding

2010 Whitehall Lane “Tre Leoni” Red Blend

David Honig
Wine Reviews
1 min read
This interesting blend puts all the varietals in all the right places. Blackcurrant and blackberry on the nose come from the Bordeaux varietals, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. They lead on the palate, too, with blackcurrant and black cherry in the lead and cocoa on the mid-palate. The Syrah comes on

2009 Trinitas Cellars Meritage

David Honig
Wine Reviews
1 min read
The nose shows blackcurrant, blackberries, unsweetened cocoa, and tobacco leaf. Blackcurrant and plums dominate on the palate, but are balanced out with the addition of red fruit, cherries, from the Merlot. A touch of mocha comes through on the mid-palate and lingers with the darker fruits on the finish. Tannins

2011 Aquinas Cabernet Sauvignon

David Honig
Wine Reviews
1 min read
Black cherry, tobacco leaf, and cocoa waft up from the glass. Blackberry and black raspberry lead on the palate. Cocoa, black cherry, and tobacco leaf show on the mid-palate, and the raspberry and leaf linger on the finish. Tannins are powdery. Acids give a tart zing. Drink with pot roast.

2011 Rodney Strong “Chalk Hill” Chardonnay

David Honig
Wine Reviews
1 min read
The nose offers delicious aromas of baking pears in puff pastry. Rich on the palate, it has baked pears and spices and baking bread. Citrus makes an appearance on the mid-palate, a light touch of lemon meringue adding acid that lingers, counter-balancing the baked flavors, through the long finish. Mouth-feel

2008 Kennedy Shah Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

David Honig
Wine Reviews
1 min read
Coffee, fig, and chocolate are on the nose. Blackberries and a bit of red currant lead on the palate, which fills out with mocha on the mid-palate. Tannins are big, dusty bordering on gritty, and mouth-drying. Black fruit dominates, but red fruit keeps a spine of tartness from attack through

2010 Law Estate “Audacious” Red Blend

David Honig
Wine Reviews
1 min read
Silk in a glass. The blend is a little random, with bright, fruity Grenache and Cabernet Sauvignon sitting in the same room, but looking the other way and refusing to talk to each other. Petite Sirah gives a deep black fruit anchor, and Syrah adds some meatiness. The mouth-feel, though,

2011 Nadia Cabernet Sauvignon

David Honig
Wine Reviews
1 min read
Nadia is the sister label to better-known Laetitia Vineyard & Winery, of the Arroyo Grande Valley. Blackberries, black cherry, tobacco leaf and mint show the different components on the nose. On the palate, blackberry and tobacco leaf are dominant, mint secondary, adding chocolate on the mid-palate. Very young, very raw, and a