2006 Wine from USA

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 93 points: The 2006 Estate Cuvee State Lane Vineyard (a blend of 48% Cabernet Sauvignon, 48% Merlot, and 4% Cabernet Franc) possesses a dark plum/purple color as well as notes of roasted coffee, cocoa, chocolate, black currants...

Connoisseur's Guide, 92 points: Very deep and extracted and showing again that 2006 is a vintage capable of making very good wines even it has proven to be more difficult than in recent years this expressive effort smells of currants black cherry and...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 95 points: The 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon a candidate for Cabernet of the vintage reveals a gorgeous perfume of chocolate black raspberries flowers ink and graphite followed by a full-bodied textured superbly concentrated wine with...

Vinous, 94 points: Dark red with ruby tones; not as deep as the '05 or '04. Very dark aromas of cassis, licorice and cocoa powder are complicated by exotic dusty spices and Provençal herbs. Suave, pure and mouthfilling, with its...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 92 points: The 2006 Chardonnay Chloe from the Ritchie Vineyard has also taken on a little more of an earthy note with hints of marmalade peach and nectarine full body and terrific fruit. This is a successful serious Chardonnay that...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 95 points: he 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain is big dark and juicy. There is an element of wildness that runs through the wine. Graphite licorice tar and smoke are just some of the nuances that add complexity. The 2006...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 94 points: The 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley is quite a bit richer than the 2005 tasted alongside it. The 2006 shows gorgeous depth as it opens up in the glass. Dark fruit licorice smoke and tar are some of the notes that...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 98 points: The 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon Ark Vineyard has a medium garnet color and leaps from the glass with stunning black cherries and blackberry pie scents with crème de cassis and mocha plus touches of charcuterie and beef...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 96 points: The 2006 El Desafio de Jonata a blend of 84% Cabernet Sauvignon 9% Cabernet Franc 6% Petit Verdot and 1% Merlot may be even better (it was scheduled to be bottled right after my visit). A beautiful black/purple color is...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 97 points: The 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon Grand Vin State Lane Vineyard is a 650-case blend of 91% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Merlot, and 1% Cabernet Franc. A candidate for “wine of the vintage,” it boasts an extraordinary perfume of lead...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 92 points: Although closed at present Merus' inky/purple-colored 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon displays enormous power and richness. It is a massive blockbuster-styled effort possessing black fruits plenty of spicy oak hints of licorice...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 94 points: Pahlmeyer's Merlot was the uncontested top California Merlot for many years but significant competition has emerged from the upstart Kapcsandy Estate in Yountville. However Pahlmeyer's offering remains one of the classic...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 94 points: The very limited production of the 2006 Chardonnay Cuvee Indigene (545 cases) shows soft full-bodied buttery style with some leesiness puff pastry notes intermixed with tropical fruit and good underlying acidity. It is...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 94 points: The 2006 La Carriere (2600 cases) has plenty of leesy notes intermixed with honeysuckle orange rind crushed rock peach and spice. The wine has beautifully integrated wood and is full-bodied. It is a beautiful...