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Tuesday, November 9, 2021

SAN DIEGO WINE GURU / PERFECT FOR INDIAN SUMMER

Larkmead Vineyard, near Calistoga, Napa Valley, California

GUEST BLOG / By Tom Gable, sdwineguru.com
—Two very nice suggestions for the Fall. Excellent prices. Enjoyable for those Indian summer patio soirees. 

 


$18 Mendoza, Valle de Uco, Tupangato Chardonnay, 2019 Zuccardi Q. Mid-gold; stone fruit, vanilla, wine lees nose; dry; mid+ acids; mid to full-bodied; good depth; long semi-crisp stone fruit finish. w/ahi. 15.5-16 UC Davis scale, 89-90 other scales. 

 



Evolving Napa Cabernet 2002 Larkmead ($40 in 2006). Mid-brick, amber edges, viscous (14.7 alc.); big berry nose, ripe grapes, tobacco, cedar; mid-big body; softening tannins; emerging Cabernet fruit; long layered finish. w/ flat iron steak. 17 UC Davis scale, 92 other scales. 

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