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Colgin Cariad(2002)
- Winery:
- Colgin
- Varietal:
- Bordeaux Blend
- Region:
- USA > California > Napa
- Type:
- Red Wine
- User Tags:
- red grape, berry, bramble fruits, blackberry, exotic, blend, color descriptors, herbaceous, rich, merlot
A blend of 55% cabernet sauvignon, 35% merlot, 5% petit verdot and 5% cabernet franc; mostly from Madrona Ranch fruit. Good full medium ruby. Big, bright aromas of raspberry, bitter chocolate, minerals and smoke, with an intriguing suggestion of peat. Tangy and bright but also quite glyceral in the middle, with strong, urgent fruit and mineral notes. Energetic, pure wine, finishing very long, with ripe, fine tannins spreading out to coat the palate. A triumph for the vintage.
- Stephen Tanzer
- International Wine Cellar
- Issue 120, May/June 2005
- 94(+?)
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September 2007
- ($200) Saturated deep ruby. Utterly distinctive aromas of black raspberry, blackberry, Asia n spices, duck sauce, exotic herbs and flowers. Silky, lush and dense, with wonderfully subtle oak character. This actually comes across as tighter and leaner than the Tychson Hill, and more elegant, but this is due to the wine's surprising acidity and firm underlying structure, which also keep this blend remarkably fresh. A fascinating blend with a rising finish that's rare for North Coast red wine at this level of ripeness. This may merit an even higher score with six to eight years of additional bottle aging.
- April 2008
-
No written review
- James Laube
- Wine Spectator
- 10/31/05
- 95/100
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October 2005
- James Laube
- Wine Spectator
- 95/100
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September 2007
