Wine Spectator 88 "Supple, ripe, plush and generous with its mineral-accented black cherry and coffee flavors. Long and seductive. Drink now through 2017. 7,000 cases imported."
Wine Spectator 93 "Firm; dark and peppery in flavor, with dense plum, currant and floral aromas and flavors playing themselves out through a long, generous finish.
Wine Spectator 97 (Top 100 2005) "Dark, juicy and profound, with layer upon layer of flavor seamlessly knit into a cohesive whole, offering dark berry, black
Wine Spectator 94 "Bright, round and juicy. A gorgeous mouthful of cherry, blackberry and floral flavors, lingering on the finish with a touch of dark espresso
Wine Spectator 93 "Firm in texture and aromatically dramatic, with smoky, roasted coffee overtones to the blackberry, black cherry and tiny hint of tarragon as the
Robert Parker 88 "The 2006 Chardonnay E Minor did not go through malolactic fermentation while receiving three months exposure to French oak. Medium straw-colored, it offers
Winemaker's Notes "Vineyard blocks were harvested and vinified separately. Fruit was destemmed and transferred into fermentation tanks for pre-fermentation maceration, then fermented at controlled temperatures for up to seven days
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