Color: purple garnet
Nose: Tea and black fruit, especially blackberry, with oak underneath
Palate: Thinner than expected, medium-bodied and definitely elegant, but I think it's still just kind of thin. An understated wine that maybe just is too young. It would be interesting to let this set for a few years, but I'd be nervous that the fruit is just thin without the necessary tannin to allow it to mature further. Enjoyable, but surprising.
Etude 2003 Napa Valley Merlot
A cool, wet spring and unpredictable flowering season led to lower yields in the 2003 vintage. The positive outcome is reflected in the concentration in the resulting wines. Ripening was fairly even during the last of August and the beginning of September. Many vineyards were poised to pick at perfect ...
Etude Carneros 2006 Pinot Noir
2004 Etude Pinot Noir - Etude specializes in two classic red varieties - Pinot Noir and Cabernet Sauvignon. This dark plum/ruby-tinged Pinot Noir reveals sweet aromas of strawberry, black cherries, plums and raspberries. A rich, opulent entry fills the mouth with lush cherry fruit wrapped around silky and supple tannins. ...
2004 Etude Cabernet Sauvignon
The '04 Etude Cabernet is very Bordeaux-like in its balance and structure; has wonderful intensity and focus, with tight, loamy earth, dried currant, sage and mineral flavors.
1998 Etude Cabernet Sauvignon 750ml
The 1998 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa is an impressive effort. An opaque ruby/purple color is followed by a soft, precocious, evolved, up-front style with gorgeous black fruits, medium to full body, soft tannin, and good fatness allied to elegance and sup... Robert Parker. A Cabernet Sauvignon wine from California in USA. ...
Etude 2006 Pinot Noir Deer Camp Carneros
Tasting Notes - The nose is filled with saturated boysenberry and blueberry notes and hints of clove, smoke, turned earth and lavender. Black cherry, blackberry and cola flavors carry over on the palate of this full-bodied wine. This is a powerful and serious Pinot Noir with great depth of fruit, ...
2004 Etude Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherford
Very Bordeaux-like in its balance and structure. Has wonderful intensity and focus, with tight, vivid, loamy earth, dried currant, sage and mineral flavors that are tight, framed by fine-grained tannins and subtle toasty oak. One of Cali's finest efforts.
