Winery |
Year |
Price |
Rate |
Description |
Morgan Winery, Double L Vineyard |
2000 |
42.00 |
98 |
Dense ruby/garnet color with a spicy blueberry and toasty oak aromas. Medium bodied well-balanced wine with a long finish. |
Arcadian, Pisoni Vineyard |
2000 |
75.00 |
98 |
Dark intense blueberry, earthy aromas. Well-balanced velvety flavors and a long lovely finish. |
Pessagno, San Benito County, Spring Grove Vineyard |
2000 |
25.00 |
98 |
Raspberry/black cherry, vanilla and smoke aromas come together in this complex and elegant wine. Well-balanced with enough oak to age and a wonderful velvet flavor followed by a long finish. |
Baywood Cellars, Reserve |
2000 |
28.00 |
97 |
Medium intensity black raspberry aroma. Well balanced and full flavored with a long intense finish. |
Pessagno, Santa Lucia Highlands, Central Avenue Vineyard |
2000 |
18.00 |
96 |
Medium intensity raspberry/black cherry aromas. Well balanced with a long finish |
Pessagno, Santa Lucia Highlands, Garys' Vineyard |
2000 |
55.00 |
96 |
Medium intensity with black cherry and subtle smoke aromas. Well balanced with a velvety feel in the mouth and a long long aftertaste. |
Bernardus, Bien Nacido Vineyard |
1999 |
46.00 |
95 |
Dark intensity color with wonderful dark red fruit and earthy aromas and flavors. Beautifully balanced with a long finish. |
Pisoni, Santa Lucia Highlands, Pisoni Vineyard |
2001 |
60.00 |
95 |
Dense purple very Burgundian pinot noir with blueberry, earthy aromas. Well balanced with enough tannin to age well. A very long finish |
Morgan Winery, Rosella's Vineyard |
2000 |
38.00 |
95 |
Medium bodied purple color with black cherry and rose in the aroma. Well balanced velvety with a long finish. |
Pelerin/Sheppard Wines |
2002 |
33.00 |
93 |
Medium intensity with raspberry and cherry aromas and a silky feel in the mouth. |
Jekel Vineyards, Sanctuary Estate |
2000 |
16.00 |
93 |
Medium intensity with a garnet color. Raspberry, cherry and earthy aromas. Medium body and great balance and flavor followed by a long finish. |
Paraiso Vineyards, West Terrace Vineyard, Reserve |
2000 |
32.00 |
93 |
Medium intensity black raspberry aroma. Well balanced and full flavored with a long intense finish. |
San Saba Vineyards |
1999 |
22.00 |
92 |
Intense wine with black cherry and mushroom aromas. Medium body with fruit and spice in the mouth. |
Calera, Mount Harlan, Jensen |
1999 |
50.00 |
92 |
Red garnet color, with ripe, mature red plum, cherry, earth and a touch of limestone. It exhibits a firm core of tannins that gives it a tight, rich backbone, and the finish lingers, with subtle flavor nuances. |
Chateau Christina, Franscioni Vineyard |
2000 |
29.00 |
92 |
Medium intensity with a garnet color. Black currant, mushroom and earthy aromas. Medium body with good balance and a medium long finish. |
Calera, Mount Harlan, Jensen Vineyard |
1998 |
75.00 |
92 |
Intense, complex, with blueberry, earthy, and mushroom aromas and flavors. |
Arcadian, Santa Lucia Highlands, Sleepy Hollow |
2000 |
35.00 |
92 |
Intense color with blueberry and black cherry aromas and a silky wonderful mouthful. |
Scheid Vineyard, Riverview Vineyard |
2001 |
20.00 |
91 |
Medium intensity with a lovely garnet color. Black currant, mushroom and earthy aromas. Beautifully balanced with good body and a long finish. |
Arcadian, Monterey, Sleepy Hollow Vineyard |
1999 |
|
91 |
Intense lovely wine with blueberry aromas. Well balanced acids and tannins with a long finish. |
Arcadian, Jill's Cuvee |
2000 |
45.00 |
91 |
Dense with spicy dark red fruit aromas. Well balanced with enough oak accompanied by a long finish. |
Arcadian, Monterey, Pisoni Vineyard |
1999 |
80.00 |
91 |
Dense color with the Pisoni blueberries in the aroma. Well balanced acid and tannin. Should age well. |
Lucia Vineyards & Winery, Santa Lucia Highlands, Gary’s Vineyard |
2001 |
39.95 |
90 |
Dense purple color with spicy blueberry flavors. Well-balanced tannins and acid with a very long finish. Should age well! |
Morgan Winery, Garys' Vineyard |
2000 |
38.00 |
90 |
Ruby/garnet color with raspberry, spice, mushroom and subtle oak. Nicely balanced with a long finish. |
Calera, Mount Harlan, Reed |
1999 |
45.00 |
90 |
Red fruit with chocolate earthy aromas. Soft and silky in the mouth with a long finish. |
Robert Talbott Vineyards, Santa Lucia Highlands, Case |
1999 |
35.00 |
90 |
Dark colors with the aromas of dark red fruits such as black cherry and blueberry with a long finish. |
Arcadian, Garys' Vineyard |
2000 |
45.00 |
90 |
Intense dark color with dark red fruits flavor and a silky taste in the mouth following with a long finish. |
Pavona Wines |
2000 |
20.00 |
90 |
Dense color with black cherry aromas and a long finish. |
Miner Family Vineyards, Santa Lucia Highlands, Gary’s Vineyard |
2000 |
50.00 |
90 |
Intense with blackberry flavors. Well balanced but with the stuff to age a while. |
Tantara Winery, Santa Lucia Highlands, Pisoni Vineyard |
2001 |
56.00 |
90 |
Dense color with the aromas of black cherry, blueberry and plums. |
Bernardus, Santa Barbara |
2000 |
30.00 |
90 |
Intense dark color with blueberry and black currant aromas and a well-balanced taste with lovely vanilla oak and a very long finish. |
Chalone Vineyards, Soledad, Estate |
2000 |
30.00 |
90 |
Dark intense with black cherries and blackberries balanced with vanilla oak and a very long finish. |
Chalone Vineyards, Soledad, Estate |
2001 |
30.00 |
90 |
Dark intense wine with dark red fruit aromas. |
Calera, Mount Harlan, Selleck Vineyard |
1999 |
55.00 |
89 |
Big intense wine with aromas of black currant and black raspberry culminating in a long finish. |
Testarossa Vineyards, Santa Lucia Highlands |
2000 |
45.00 |
89 |
Intense spicy black cherry flavors accompanied by a long finish. |
Kendall-Jackson |
2001 |
12.00 |
89 |
Medium intensity ruby-garnet with black cherry flavors. Well-balanced with a nice aftertaste. |
Testarossa Vineyards, Santa Lucia Highlands, Sleepy Hollow |
2001 |
50.00 |
89 |
Medium intensity black fruit and spice with a subtle oak flavor. |
Boyer, Monterey |
1999 |
24.00 |
88 |
Medium intensity with ruby/garnet color. Raspberry/cherry, spice, and toasty oak flavors. Velvety in mouth. |
Calera, Mount Harlan, Mills Vineyard |
1999 |
40.00 |
89 |
Deep intense color with red fruity aromas. |
Testarossa Vineyards, Santa Lucia Highlands, Garys' Vineyard |
2000 |
45.00 |
88 |
Medium density with spicy black cherry and earthy aromas. Silky taste with a long aftertaste. |
Testarossa Vineyards, Santa Lucia Highlands, Pisoni Vineyard |
2000 |
55.00 |
88 |
Raspberry and cherry flavors with a subtle oak followed by a long finish. |
Testarossa Vineyards, Chalone, Michaud Vineyard |
2001 |
50.00 |
88 |
Dark red fruits such as black cherry and blackberry with earthy notes and a long finish. |
Testarossa Vineyards, Santa Lucia Highlands, Rosella's Vineyard |
2001 |
50.00 |
88 |
Well balanced with red fruit flavors. |
Calera, Central Coast |
2000 |
20.00 |
88 |
Medium intensity with aromas of raspberries and a silky spicy taste. |
Testarossa Vineyards, Santa Lucia Highlands, Cuvee Niclaire |
2000 |
68.00 |
87 |
Intense wine with cherry aromas and a long lovely aftertaste. |
Paraiso Vineyards |
2000 |
16.00 |
87 |
Light and fruity. |
David Bruce Winery, Central Coast |
2001 |
22.00 |
87 |
Intense, ruby/garnet color. Well balanced with a big feel in the mouth and a very long finish. |
Estancia Estates, Reserve |
1999 |
25.00 |
87 |
Medium intensity with flavors of blackberry. |
Calera, Mount Harlan Melange |
1997 |
30.00 |
87 |
Medium intensity with aromas of raspberries with a silky taste and long finish. |
J. Lohr |
2001 |
12.00 |
86 |
|
Calera, El Nino |
2001 |
12.50 |
86 |
Lighter bodied pinot with a fresh raspberry aroma. |
Anapamu Cellars, Monterey County |
2001 |
16.00 |
86 |
Light bodied fruity wine with a lovely long finish. |
McIntyre Vineyards |
2000 |
18.00 |
86 |
Dense Ruby-garnet well-balanced wine with a long finish |
Robert Talbott Vineyards, Santa Lucia Highlands, Logan |
1999 |
18.00 |
86 |
Dark intense wine with black cheery and silky feel in the mouth. |
Galante Vineyards & Winery |
2001 |
30.00 |
86 |
Intense ruby colored with rich well-balanced taste and big tannins. Should age well. |
Kendall-Jackson, Great Estates |
2000 |
28.00 |
85 |
Light cherry-raspberry with mild tannins. |
Arroyo Del Sol |
2000 |
25.00 |
85 |
Light fruity wine with a nice aftertaste. |
Kendall-Jackson, Great Estates |
1999 |
30.00 |
85 |
Dense plum and blackberry and a smooth blending of fruit and oak. |
Thomas Fogarty Winery |
1999 |
23.00 |
85 |
|
Jekel Vineyards |
2000 |
19.00 |
85 |
Light and fruity |
Clos LaChance |
2001 |
28.00 |
85 |
Dark intense wine, very Santa Cruz Mountain characters. |
Robert Talbott Vineyards, Santa Lucia Highlands, Kali-Hart |
2001 |
12.00 |
85 |
Light bodied fruity wine with a silky feel in the mouth. |
Estancia Estates |
2001 |
12.00 |
85 |
Light and fruity |
Morgan Winery |
2000 |
22.00 |
85 |
|
Robert Mondavi, Santa Lucia Highlands, Private Selection |
2001 |
10.00 |
85 |
Light bodied strawberry-raspberry with a good feel in the mouth. |
Morgan Winery, Santa Lucia Highlands |
2001 |
|
85 |
Medium bodied, red cherry and strawberry with some mushroom characters. Well balanced with a nice aftertaste. |
Bernardus, Arroyo Secco, Bien Nacido |
2000 |
30.00 |
85 |
Light fruity wine |
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