Ladera Winery Tasting
Ladera Winery, outside Angwin, CA
Tasted Sunday, March 13, 2011 by wineismylife with 555 views
Introduction
Between our visits to O'Shaughnessy and CADE we had enough spare time to pop into Ladera for their regular tasting. The tasting room hostess at O'Shaughnessy was kind enough to call ahead for us and make sure that Ladera was able to receive us on such short notice.
Regular tastings at Ladera are $15.00 per person and typically include 4 wines. On this particular day the very friendly and knowledgeable Daniel was working the tasting room (a bar setup across two empty barrels in the front of the winery kind of a tasting room) and he was kind enough to pour 2 extra wines for us for a total of 6 wines. In the interest of full disclosure Daniel was also kind enough to comp our tasting fees.
Here are the results:
2009 Ladera Sauvignon Blanc Howell Mountain 90 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Howell Mountain
WIML90+/-?
Tasted non blind at the winery.
Light yellow color in the glass, clear looking throughout. Nose of grapefruit, wet grass, lime and a bit of camphor. Flavors of grapefruit, lime, apricot core and orange rind. Medium acidity, light to medium body. Drink now.
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2007 Ladera Malbec 90 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
WIML90-91+/-?
Tasted non blind at the winery.
Dark garnet color in the glass, clear looking throughout. Nose of flowers, blueberries, currants, a bit of potpourri and a bit of camphor. Flavors of black currants, black raspberries, black berries and black cherries. Medium acidity, medium to firm tannins, medium to full bodied. Drink now through the next 5+/- years.
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2007 Ladera Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 91 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
WIML91-92+/-?
Tasted non blind at the winery.
Garnet to dark garnet color in the glass, clear looking throughout. Nose of Briar patch, black berries and black cherries. Flavors of black berries, black cherries, black raspberries and black currants. Medium acidity, medium to firm tannins, medium to full bodied. Drink now with some air or hold about 2 years and drink approximately 5+/- years thereafter.
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2007 Ladera Cabernet Sauvignon High Plateau Napa Valley 90 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
WIML90+/-?
Tasted non blind at the winery.
Garnet to perhaps dark garnet color in the glass, clear looking throughout. Nose of dried herbs, black berries, black cherries and a hint of "green". Flavors of black berries, black raspberries and black cherries. Medium acidity, medium to firm tannins, medium to full bodied. Drink now with some air or around the 2-5+/- year time frame.
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2006 Ladera Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain 92 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Howell Mountain
WIML92-93+/-?
Tasted non blind at the winery.
Dark garnet to perhaps purple color in the glass, clear looking throughout. Nose of rose petals, smoke, currants, black cherries and dark plums. Flavors of black currants, black raspberries, dark plums and black berries. Medium acidity, medium to firm tannins, full bodied. Drink now with some air or hold about 2-3 years and then drink for about 5-7+/- years thereafter.
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2006 Ladera Cabernet Sauvignon Lone Canyon Vineyard 92 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
WIML92-93+/-?
Tasted non blind at the winery.
Garnet to dark garnet color in the glass, clear looking throughout. Nose of thistle, black berries, black raspberries and a hint of currant. Flavors of plum, black currants, black berries and black cherries. Medium acidity, medium to firm tannins, full bodied. Drink now with some air or hold about 2-3 years and then drink over the next 5-7+/- years.
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