Napa Valley Archives | Palate Press

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I was surprised to find the St. Laurent grape grown in the Napa Valley, since I usually encounter it only in Austria. In fact this wine is made from the grapes of one single vineyard in Napa. The wine has heady, sharp, boysenberry aromas and a bright flavor, light and Read More

Classic and New: 2018 Long Meadow Ranch Rutherford Sauvignon Blanc

Becky Sue Epstein

Wine Reviews

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This is a wine that successfully straddles the line between old world and new world: some of the herbal and acidic tones of a structured classic wine, along with more modern roundness and the fruitiness. The experience begins with an aroma of tropical flowers, herbs and minerals. This transforms seamlessly Read More

Versatile Napa Cab: 2017 Pope Valley Winery Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Becky Sue Epstein

Wine Reviews

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A versatile and extremely enjoyable Napa Cab in a post-modern style: not a fruit-bomb and not over-oaked. Plummy blackberry aromas with the heat of the sun-baked earth in the aroma, also notes of cocoa, leather and wild mountain herbs from this Eakle Ranch estate-grown fruit. Medium-hearty body with fine-grain tannins Read More

2019 Pope Valley Winery Napa Valley Rosé

Becky Sue Epstein

Wine Reviews

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This is a dry rosé made in California, from the sangiovese grape; the same grape made famous by Italian wines like Chianti, Brunello di Montalcino and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano. The wine is a clear, light tawny cranberry color. It has nice minerally aromas with hint of fruit. Peach-strawberry fruit Read More

Stags Leap: A Hidden(ish) Piece of Paradise Within Napa

Kathleen Willcox

Features

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In many ways, the Stags Leap AVA embodies everything the Napa Valley is most celebrated for: a heterogeneous mixture of soils, elevation and climactic influences, with a steady Mediterranean climate. This area also avoids some of the clichéd criticism of too much traffic, flash and cash often lobbed at the Read More

Cornerstone Cellars Benchlands Cabernet Sauvignon

David Honig

Wine Reviews

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Rich fruit aromas rise from the glass, cassis, plums, and black cherry, with a hint of tomato leaf and dry herbs. Black cherry and blueberry pie, pencil lead, and unsweetened chocolate explode on a rich, voluptuous palate. Tannins are silky, fruits extracted, oak giving strong support without overwhelming. This is Read More

Castello di Amorosa Sangiovese 2012

David Honig

Wine Reviews

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Medium brick red in color, and only semi-opaque. Sour cherries, freshly turned earth, and vanilla are on the nose. On the palate, cherries and redcurrant join turned earth and leather. Tastes are rich an the mouth-feel round. Tannins are sweet and acids bright. This is a very pretty glass of Read More

Sullivan Family Vineyard Couer de Vigne

David Honig

Wine Reviews

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Aromas of tobacco, baking spices, black cherry and cassis come out on the nose. It is silky and extracted on the palate, leading with flavors of blackberry and black cherry baked in a pie, followed by black currant, tobacco, and mocha. This is round, soft, opulent, layered with rich, elegant Read More

2019 The Vice Saint Laurent, “Majorelle”, Napa Valley, Single Vineyard

Classic and New: 2018 Long Meadow Ranch Rutherford Sauvignon Blanc

Versatile Napa Cab: 2017 Pope Valley Winery Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

2019 Pope Valley Winery Napa Valley Rosé

Stags Leap: A Hidden(ish) Piece of Paradise Within Napa

Cornerstone Cellars Benchlands Cabernet Sauvignon

Castello di Amorosa Sangiovese 2012

Sullivan Family Vineyard Couer de Vigne

2018 Notturno Drei Donà Romagna DOC Predappio Sangiovese

2019 Jordan Chardonnay, Russian River Valley, Sonoma County

2018 Ghost of a Chance Wines “Gangster of Love” Red, Sierra Foothills

2020 One Flock Sauvignon Blanc

2020 One Flock Red Wine, California